Calvinists often emphasize John 6:37 as it relates to verse 39 to argue the author intends to teach the notion that God has preselected a particular number of people to draw irresistibly while leaving all others without the ability to respond willingly to the revelation of God.[59] Consider, however, the contextual clue in verse 38, “For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of Him who sent me.” Here Jesus speaks about what is happening while He is “down from heaven.” While on earth, God sent Christ to accomplish a specific part of His redemptive will. That
