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Unless the Father draw him

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:44) Here the emphasis is on the divine decree of predestination carried out in history. When Jesus refers to the divine drawing activity, he employs a term which clearly indicates [...]

John Calvin on John 8:58

Before Abraham was. As unbelievers judge only from the appearance of the flesh, Christ reminds them that he has something greater and higher than human appearance, which is hidden from the senses of the flesh, and is perceived only by the eyes of faith; and that, in this respect, he might be seen by the [...]