John 6:44

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John 6:44 does not support Calvinism.

Refuting Calvinism

  1. This verse tells us, that if God draws someone, then they can come to Christ, not they will come, but can come - meaning are able to come to Christ. There is nothing showing irresistible grace in this verse. 
  2. Calvinism teaches that John 6:44 teaches that one CANNOT believe in God unless God ordains their belief.  However, John told us later in the book:

John 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

So Calvinism literally states THE OPPOSITE of what the writer says he wrote the signs elaborated in his book for.

 

 

 

Supporting Calvinism

John 6:44 proves Calvinism; more specifically, this shows

  • that God and God alone saves, or "monergism" and 
  • that man cannot choose God without God, but rather God chooses man