Drawn By Jesus

De: Leighton Flowers

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Who Drew You?

Were you drawn by the Father to His Son, as reflected in the historical context of John 6:44?

“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.”

Or, were you drawn by Jesus to Himself after He was raised up, as reflected in the context recorded for us

in John 12:32?

”And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.”

Due to relatively modern debates over man-made westernized theological constructs, the two drawings recorded for us above are often conflated to be one and the same, but does that fit the original context of John’s gospel? This book seeks to explore each of these passages in order to better understand the author’s intention within its proper historical context.

At the heart of this work lies a profound theological dispute. Throughout the rich tapestry of Christian history, countless disagreements, dialogues, and debates have left their indelible mark on the Church. From the earliest recorded disputes among the apostles to the present-day theological divisions among various denominations and sects, Christians have perpetually grappled with divergent beliefs and practices –both significant and trivial. That is a mark of human free will, after all.

The reasonability of Dr. Flowers argument. In a word Biblical!

The virtual voice was good, but needs to be tweaked. Meaning trying to pronounce abbreviations, biblical words, like Job (long O) instead of job.

Dr Flowers is a Goon 🔥

The layers of God drawing the Jews and Jesus drawing all men blew my mind. Love it ! SO101 rocks!

Great understanding of Jesus’ earthly ministry

All would agree that context is key to understanding a passage or even an entire book. Flowers brings context to John and the other Gospels surrounding first century Israel and Jesus’ earthly ministry as opposed to his ministry after he was “lifted up.” I feel like many commentators and pastors ignore the fact that when Jesus started his earthly ministry there were Jewish believers in God and Jews who did not believe in God. If you don’t take that fact into account, then I think you can’t understand many of the things Jesus said. Flowers does a great job of including this fact in his explanation of passages in John’s Gospel.

Better Than Expected

I am naturally skeptical of how much can be garnered from a book that is posited merely as a rebuttal to another, but this title delivers as an excellent look into how the Bible supports God's goodness, love, and provision for all mankind to have the opportunity of salvation. (Virtual Voice narration isn't great, but it's still worth it.

Coherent defense of Provisionalism

Well thoughtout and statement of Provisionalism as well as the weakness and inconsistencies of Calvinism. I was also impressed by the quality of Virtual Voice.