Will of the Father

The will of God the Father

JOHN 6 BIBLE STUDY ◄
John 6:31-36 Bread From Heaven

John 6:37-40 Will of the Father

JOHN 6:37-40 37 “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of the One who sent Me. 39 And this is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I shall lose none, but shall raise it up on the last day. 40 And this is the will of the One who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him shall have everlasting life; and I will raise him up on the last day.”

In John 6:38, is Jesus saying that He came down from heaven to do the will of God the Father but not His own will?
Jesus is saying that what He came down to do isn't just His “own” (John 6:38) will but the will of the Father as well.

This passage mentions the will of God the Father twice. What ultimately is the will of the Father?
“Everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him shall have everlasting life” (John 6:40).

Can anyone given to Jesus by God the Father refuse to come to Jesus?
No: “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me” (John 6:37).

Once they come to Jesus, can He drop the ball and lose some of them?
No: “Of all that He has given Me I shall lose none” (John 6:39).

So what percent of those whom God the Father gives to Jesus will end up having “everlasting life” (John 6:40)?
100.

When did God the Father choose the ones to give to Jesus, and based on whose will was that choice made?
God made that choice based on His own will before He created the universe: “Just as He chose us in Him before the creation of the universe, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will” (Ephesians 1:4-5).

But don't we need to reach up and grab the salvation that He offers us?
In America, many claim that salvation takes team work. Jesus is the quarterback in a football game who throws a long pass to you. You are the wide receiver, make the catch in the salvation end zone, and share the credit for it with the quarterback.

What would be a more Biblical analogy?
Jesus is the quarterback, the ball is on your own goal line, and you are the muddy football. Jesus takes the snap, tucks you into His bosom, grips you tighter when you try to squirm away, then plows across the entire length of the football field, stiff-arming all defenders in HIs path, and carries you into the end zone. (In the type of football played in the rest of the world, you didn't head into the net the salvation ball that Jesus crossed; you are the ball, Jesus dribbled you from your own goal line past all defenders, rounded the goalkeeper, and slotted you into the net.)

What percent of the credit for your salvation goes to Jesus?
100.

What percent goes to you?