John 6: 44 No man can come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
No man can come to Jesus unless he is chosen by the Father. The Greek word for "draw" is the same one used to describe in Acts: 16 what the masters of the possessed woman did to Paul and Silas after they cast out her demon: they drew (dragged) them into the market place. They were not enticed to go but were compelled to go. Once the Father chooses you, you become a different person and you willingly believe and trust in Jesus and seek to please the Father.
John 6: 65 And HE said, Therefore said I unto you that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of (by) my Father.
The desire to come to Christ is given by the Father.
Rom 8: 28-30 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover, whom He did predestinate, them He also called; and whom He called, them He also justified; and whom He justified, them He also glorified.
Those that are born again know that God has a purpose for their lives and that He is in control and His will is our reality. The Father knows the history in the time-line of human existence and has predestinated some to be conformed to the image of His Son. That image is to love the Father with all your mind, heart, and soul and your neighbors as yourself. Also, Jesus' bread was to do the Father's will and that should be our bread as well. You are baptized in the name of the Father when you are predestined and called by Him. When you are called by the Father, you will be baptized in the name of His Son for the remission of sins and be justified. When you are glorified, you are baptized in the name of His Holy Spirit and perfected.
John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
All who the Father chooses will whole heartedly trust in Jesus , be filled with His Holy Spirit and have love for God and man.
John 17:11 Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
When baptized in the name of the Father, you are chosen by the Father and will receive His Holy Spirit and posses the same love in your heart that is shared by the Father and Son. We become One with the Father and Son because we have the same Spirit as a source of communication and knowledge from them.
Eph 2: 8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God- Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Our salvation is a gift from called and is not earned, lest any man should boast that he got saved because of his decisions or efforts. Man cannot give himself any credit at all for his salvation. All the credit goes to the Father who willed it and achieved it through Christ (who sits at the Father's right hand and does the Father's will). When we are born again, we become new creatures and are placed in the body of Christ and obey the Spirit of the Law which is to do everything with love in your heart which is what the Father wanted from the beginning.
Psalm 105: 43 And He brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness,
God chooses and experiences emotions.
Psalm 135: 4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto Himself and Israel for His peculiar treasure.
Another example of God choosing.
Deut 7: 6-8 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God; the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto Himself, above all people who are upon the face of the earth. The Lord did not set His love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people.
God chose to favor a people. The people had no influence on His choice.
Matt 24: 22, 24, 31 And except those days should be shortened ( talking about the tribulation), there should no flesh be saved; but for the elects sake those days shall be shortened. For there shall arise false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The elect are those chosen by God who will be given His Holy Spirit so that they will fulfill His purpose. A prophet is one that can communicate with God and there will be many false ones. God communicates through His Holy Spirit with every Christian. In the last day Christ will gather all those that are in Him ( part of His spiritual body) from all over the world and throughout all ages.
1 Peter 5: 13 The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, greeteth you;
All members of the Church are chosen by God.
Col 3: 12-14 Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, tender mercies, ... And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
The saved are the elect of God and should show the fruit that comes with love.
John 15: 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit,
Jesus is telling His apostles that He is the one that chose them to follow Him, not they. The Father through Jesus is the one who chose because the Son does the Father's will and we are also chosen to propagate the good news of salvation and truth.
John 17: 12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name; those that thou gavest me I have kept , and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Jesus kept the apostles that were chosen in the name of the Father except for Judas who was predestined in scripture.
John 17: 9 I pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Those that are chosen by the Father to be part of Jesus' spiritual body belong to the Father because all contain the Father's Spirit including Jesus. All that posses the Holy Spirit of the Father belong to the heavenly family of God. The saved are given to the Son by the Father.
Acts 13: 48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
Salvation is not only for the Jews but also for the Gentiles. Those that were predestined to eternal life believed. To be ordained to eternal life means to be set apart to achieve God's purpose and will for you.
Exodus 33 :9 And He said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee, and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
The Father reveals to Moses all His dealings with man and His people in the past as well as His plan of salvation when He shows mercy and grace to whomever He wants.
2 Thes 2: 13-14 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. Unto which He called you by our gospel to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We should give thanks to the Father for loving us by choosing us from the beginning to salvation through belief in the truth concerning Jesus and sanctification of the Holy Spirit of the Father which perfects us in love. After Jesus accomplished His mission, He went back to the Father to get a glorified body with Jesus as the head. This body is made up of the Father's Spirit and all who are saved receive this Spirit and become part of Jesus' spiritual body. When we are called by the Father through the preaching of others, we receive this glory ( Spirit) that is given to Christ
