Jesus also says that it is impossible for someone whom the Father "draws" not to come to him. He says in [John 6:37], "All that the Father gives me will come to me." Just as it is impossible for a person to come to Christ apart from the Father drawing him or her, so also is it impossible for a person not to come to Christ if the Father does draw him or her. Two crucial elements are involved here. On the one hand, if a person is to be saved he must come to Christ. An active, willing embrace of Jesus Christ in faith is essential. On the other hand, this active, willing embrace of Jesus Christ is guaranteed by virtue of the Father having given certain people to Jesus Christ.
~ Sam Storms, Chosen for Life, A Case for Divine Election
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