Christ Draws Us to Himself

▪︎ Draw (ἑλκύω – NT Greek and LXX) – helkó  drag, draw, pull, persuade, unsheathe, properly, induce (draw in), focusing on the attraction-power involved with the drawing – John 6:44; John 12:31-32; (Song 1:4; Jer 31:3;)

▪︎ Draw (מָשַׁךְ – Hebrew) – mashak  draw, drag – Hosea 11:3-4, Song 1:4; Jer 31:3, 4, 5-6;

▪︎ Cause to know (γινώσκω – Greek) –
ginomai taking in knowledge, come to know, learn, especially through personal experience (first-hand acquaintance) ascertaine, realize – John 17:3, 7-8, 23, 25;

▪︎ Grant (δίδωμι – Greek): didómi  offer, give; put, place, grant [repentance] – Luke 1:76-77; Acts 5:31; Matt 13:11, 28:18-19; John 1:11-12, 17:2, 8;

▪︎ Come to (προσέρχομαι – Greek):
proserchomai  come up to, come to, come near, visit, approach, consent – Heb 10:1; Acts 28:9; Matt 4:3, 21:23;

▪︎ Keep in mind man’s depravity – Rom 3:9, 10-11, 12;
   (full text – Rom_3:9-12
      9What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;
      10as it is written,
            “THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;
      11THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS,
            THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;
      12ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS;
            THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD,
            THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE.”
      13“THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE,
            WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING,”
            “THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS”;
      14“WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS”;
      15“THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD,
      16DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS,
      17AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN.”
      18“THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES.”
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