Only those born of God receive Christ
Specifically excluded is our natural will, we are not willing to come to Christ unless first born of God, then we are willing to come.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
11 He came to His [
c]own, and His [
d]own did not receive Him.
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the [
e]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
There is a divine order here and it agrees with other verses, such as John 3, john 6 and found in other places
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born [
a]again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit,
he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
John 6
64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him.
65 And He said, “
Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
Luke 10
22 All[
g] things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and
no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
Matthew 13
11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the [
a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven,
but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
It stands to reason that if it has not been given to some to know Christ, then God has not chosen them to be saved.
God has not chosen all to be saved, and then leaves it up to a person to figure it out on their own.
Christ aids people to salvation, but specifically who does He aid? The foreknown to God children of God, as in Abrahams' true children, his seed. Recall Paul said for the believers, Abraham is the father of us all, as an example by faith. And unless a person has faith they cannot be saved, and the faith that saves is gifted , given to those God has chosen to know Christ.
Hebrews 2
And again:
“Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.”
14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For indeed He does not [
h]give aid to angels, but
He does [i]give aid to the seed of Abraham.
17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made like
His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things
pertaining to God, to
make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For in that He Himself has suffered, being [
j]tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
Who are these 'HIS BRETHREN'? Why they are the children God gave to Christ, as in granted them to come to Christ.
Who are these 'people' that Christ makes propitiation for their sins? The children God gave to Christ, as only they have their sins forgiven.
Unbelievers die in their sins unforgiven experiencing God's wrath.
OH, and there is a difference between making propitiation for an individual's sins and being the propitiation for sin.
making propitiation involves an action on behalf of an individual, the other is just what they can do.
Romans 4, would anyone reading this dare suggest the unbelieving world has had their sins not imputed to them by God because of the cross?
John 8:24
Therefore I said to you that you will
die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am
He, you will
die in your sins.”