Butterball1
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I recently heard a sermon and the Preacher cited the below as proof of OSAS.
John 6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said to them, "Do not murmur among yourselves. 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. NKJV
Hi,
John 6:43 does not teach OSAS. The preacher in the sermon you heard removed this one verse from all other contexts and assumed (and wanted you to also assume with him) that Christ will UNCONDITIONALLY raise him up on the last day no matter what.
But from the context, we see verse 40 that reads "And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day."
The ones that will be raised up at the last day are the ones that CONDITIONALLY "seeth" and "believeth" on Christ. Both verbs are present tense denoting that the seeing and believing is continuous, ongoing sustained. So those that have a life long faithfulness in continuing to see and believe on Christ till death will be the ones raised up. Yet those that become unfaithful and quit seeing and believing will not be saved, unbelievers will be lost (John 3:18) and not raised up to salvation.
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