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The Jews come to Jesus at God's bidding Dennis, not ours though.
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Jhn 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. Jhn 6:66 From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
JOHN 12.........VERSE 40
37Even though He had done so many miracles before them (right before their eyes), yet they still did not trust in Him and failed to believe in Him--
38So that what Isaiah the prophet said was fulfilled: Lord, who has believed our report and our message? And to whom has the arm (the power) of the Lord been shown (unveiled and revealed)?
39Therefore they could not believe [they were unable to believe]. For Isaiah has also said,
40He has blinded their eyes and hardened and benumbed their [callous, degenerated] hearts [He has made their minds dull], to keep them from seeing with their eyes and understanding with their hearts and minds and repenting and turning to Me to heal them.
41Isaiah said this because he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
42And yet [in spite of all this] many even of the leading men (the authorities and the nobles) believed and trusted in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, for fear that [if they should acknowledge Him] they would be expelled from the synagogue;
43For they loved the approval and the praise and the glory that come from men [instead of and] more than the glory that comes from God. [They valued their credit with men more than their credit with God.]
44But Jesus loudly declared, The one who believes in Me does not [only] believe in and trust in and rely on Me, but [in believing in Me he believes] in Him Who sent Me.
i think that God wants every person to be saved NOW..........TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION.
but, many are un-repentant and are "swine" ..........(don't cast your pearls before swine, Jesus said)
God blinds the un-repentant, and He opens the eyes of the repentant.
God calls everyone to repentance and salvation, but many are blinded by God, because they are un-repentant swine
when we are un-believing, God doesn't blame Himself..........He blames us. and He is True and Fair and He is Love.