First of all, you/we need to understand that if there is an answer to your question it can only be found in the Word of God. Only the Bible gives a look into the heart of God for such thoughts.
Having said that, then we can agree that the Bible is explicit in its answers and they actually become facts and not opinions. That means that there is nothing implicit about it or anything that needs to be inferred.
So then, unless God draws a person to Christ, they cannot take the 1st step of salvation.
John 6:44 says................
"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him".
John 6:65.......................
“No one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father.
""No One" is a universal negative and it means YOU and ME and EVERYONE else who has ever been born.
“Can” is a statement of capability or capacity.
“Unless” means the necessary condition that delivers the ability to the previously impotent person.
Does God call everyone to Himself?????
God certainly externally speaks to people through the preaching of the gospel, Scripture describes the internal call of God as something quite different.
1 Cor. 1:23-24..............
“but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God".
There is no getting around what this verse says. There are Jews and Greeks who have heard the external call of God but see it as impossible or ridiculous and then there are Jews and Greeks (the same two groups) who see the gospel as powerful and wise.
Why do the latter see something that the former don’t?
Because they were smarter than the others and figured things out for themselves?
No, it’s because of the Creator’s work in their hearts; they are the called of God (see also Rom. 1:6, Rom. 8:30, 1 Cor. 1:9, 2 Tim. 2:9, Eph. 4:4, 2 Pet. 1:3).
When God calls/draws His chosen ones to Christ, their former rebellion towards God melts away. Although perhaps an unfortunate term in some ways, irresistible grace does describe what happens quite well because, as J. I. Packer says.......
“Grace proves irresistible just because it destroys the disposition to resist.”
This is clearly described by Jesus when He says, “All that the Father gives Me
will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (John 6:37)
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