Jesus said, no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Calvinistic pastor John Piper teaches this verse means,

Everyone whom he draws does come, because God's drawing infallibly produces the coming.

This would mean that the Father only draws some since

all don't come, and that the decisive cause of the coming is God, not man. So the Calvinist

is interpreting the word draw as to compel or to irresistibly change one's heart through an effectual work of grace so that they will certainly come to Christ.

Therefore, the Calvinistic interpretation of verse 44 would read,

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me compels him, and I will raise he who is compelled on the last day.

But Jesus says, several chapters later, and I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw

all men to myself.

If all are drawn and draw means to compel, then that would make this verse to mean that

everyone will come, which is clearly not the intention of Jesus.

A more consistent way to interpret the word drawl is to enable or to grant, which would help us

to understand John 644 to mean, no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me enables him,

and I will raise up He who comes on the last day.

This is consistent with Jesus' own commentary in verse 65 of chapter 6.

This is why I told you, no one can come to me unless the father has

enabled them. This is kind of like saying, no one can come to the party unless they've been invited,

and those who come will have a great time. An invitation is required to attend, but not everyone who is invited will necessarily choose to come and have a great time. An invitation is required to attend, but not everyone who is invited will

necessarily choose to come and have a great time at the party. This interpretation

establishes two key points. One, God's loving desire for all to come, and the

unbelievers blameworthiness for not choosing to come when invited.

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