[Faith-talk] John 6:37 - The One Who Comes to Me I Will By No Means Cast Out

[Everett Gavel]

Good Morning!

I wonder sometimes, with so many verses throughout the 
Bible, how some denominations can misinterpret 
something so blatantly obvious.  What I refer to is the 
notion that one can lose, then gain, then lose again, 
then gain again, then lose again and again and again - 
and supposedly continue to work to 'get back' - their 
ssalvation?

This is simply taking the power away from Christ, 
putting it on ourselves to save ourselves.  Seems 
silly, doesn't it?  And yet... ah, nevermind. I could 
rant and rave and give opinions all day long.  But I 
want to stick with scripture.

Below is yet another straightforward bit of scripture 
that I've found to back up the simple fact that once we 
are saved, we're saved - no matter how many times we 
may again fall short.  Nothing we can ever do would 
allow us to "deserve" to be saved.  So, yes, we may sin 
now and again.  And if so, we are called to repent.  To 
truly repent means to do a 180, and go in the other 
direction from our sin.  It means to do our best to not 
sin again, and to sincerely ask for forgiveness, and to 
sincerely try not to sin again.  But our God is a 
forgiving God.  Thank You, Jesus!  And we are not 
written out of His book once we are written in.  God 
does not say that anywhere in the Bible.  He doesn't 
have some huge magical eraser and one day we're in, the 
next we're out. What God does say, numerous times and 
in numerous ways, is that once we're His, we're His - 
and nothing shall take us from Him!   The verse below 
is just one sign of this simple truth. I've shared it 
below in 9 different versions.  I put the NKJV version 
first because I personally like the way that one 
sounds.  But most all the versions, except perhaps the 
KJV, seem perfectly clear.

Please, if you're one who is unclear on this point of 
salvation, first pray to Jesus for clarity and truth 
and God's Wisdom, to show you His truth, to show you 
what He wants you to see and grasp through all this. 
Then, please, read the verses below.

And God bless your efforts and your prayers on this. 
May He open the eyes of your heart in this matter, if 
you've thus far been one who thinks it's up to you to 
gain and possibly lose again, your Salvation - 
Salvation which can come only through the Grace of our 
God, Jesus Christ.  Thank You, Jesus.

9 versions of the Gospel of John, chapter 6, verse 37 
follow.


All for His Glory!
Everett



John 6:37 - The One Who Comes to Me I Will By No Means 
Cast Out
(In 9 Versions below: the NKJV, NIV, KJV, NAS, MSG, 
AMP, NLT, and ESV)

John 6:37
New King James Version (NKJV)
All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the 
one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.

John 6:37
New International Version (NIV)
All that the Father gives me will come to me, and 
whoever comes to me I will never drive away.

John 6:37
King James Version (KJV)
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him 
that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

John 6:37
New American Standard (NAS)
All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the 
one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.
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Cross references:
John 6:37 : John 6:39; 17:2, 24


John 6:37
The Message (MSG)
35-38 Jesus said, "I am the Bread of Life. The person 
who aligns with me hungers no more and thirsts no more, 
ever. I have told you this explicitly because even 
though you have seen me in action, you don't really 
believe me. Every person the Father gives me eventually 
comes running to me. And once that person is with me, I 
hold on and don't let go. I came down from heaven not 
to follow my own whim but to accomplish the will of the 
One who sent me.


John 6:37
Amplified Bible (AMP)
All whom My Father gives (entrusts) to Me will come to 
Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly 
not cast out [I will never, no never, reject one of 
them who comes to Me].

John 6:37
New Living Translation (NLT)
However, those the Father has given me will come to me, 
and I will never reject them.

John 6:37
English Standard Version (ESV)
(A) All that(B) the Father gives me will come to me, 
and(C) whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
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Cross references:
John 6:37 : John 6:39; John 17:2
John 6:37 : John 10:29; 17:6, 9, 24
John 6:37 : John 10:28; 17:12