but NO ONE can come to Him unless the holy Spirit draws them. So if they are asking Christ into there heart.. its 100% all GOD at work.. best not to get in HIS way
I liked your entire post, but find issue with this particular statement of yours as quoted in the above box.
The drawing of the Spirit is that work worldwide work of the Spirit which is outside the person, when Christ would draw all people to himself; yet, this drawing only led to salvation if the person did not resist. If they did not resist, then they were drawn to repentance and faith.
For instance, the Disciples believed in Jesus, and Jesus said the Spirit was
with them, but not yet
in them - the Spiritual Life he promised to those who believe was the inward working of the Spirit - only by faith.
John 7:37-39
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them." 39 By this he
meant the Spirit, whom
those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
The point is that, the drawing work of the Spirit does not bring about inward change - only the indwelling Spirit accomplishes this.
This Convicting, Enlightening and Drawing by the Spirit is Not Irresistible – Many have and will Resist according to Scripture. . .
Many have and will grieve and resist the Spirit and its enlightening, convicting and drawing work, and be lost.
Acts 7 (WEB)
51 “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.”
Isaiah 63 (WEB)
10 But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit. Therefore he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.
Psalm 106 (WEB) Bolding mine…32 By the waters of Meribah they angered the Lord, and trouble came to Moses because of them; 33 for
they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses’ lips.
Ephesians 4 (WEB)
Bolding mine…
30 Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
Hebrews 10 (WEB)
Bolding mine… 29 How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has
insulted the Spirit of grace?
Therefore, although the Spirit draws all people to Christ through the Gospel,
- Not everyone drawn will believe because they resist.
- Those who believe, and who have the Spirit, can so grieve and insult the Spirit of grace so as to lose their salvation. As the Scriptures say, ‘You must remain in Christ (the Vine) to be eternally saved.’ ‘You must remain faithful to remain in the Holy Olive Root to remain saved or you will be cut off’ (See: Romans 11).
- The drawing of the Spirit is for everyone; but only those who believe were actually drawn to Christ. The drawing of the Spirit is resisted by many.
- To those who believe, this drawing of God, leads to the Spirit indwelling the believer – this is being born of God.
- Everyone is called by God through the Gospel, but only those who believe is the calling accepted – these are “the called.”
When you say that faith is 100% God's work, I am wondering what you mean.
Because even when the believer has the Spirit living in them by faith, they still are responsible to live by that Spirit to receive Life....
Romans 8 (NIV)
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation — but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
Galatians 6 (WEB)
8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Galatians 5 (WEB)
24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.
Romans 11:19-22
19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.”
20 True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith.
Don’t be conceited, but fear;
21 for if God didn’t spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.
22 See then the goodness and severity of God.
Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.