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No person can come to Christ by their own freewill !

I believe, considering the context, the “all men “ means not just the Jews but Gentiles as well.
Yes and its all New Covenant House of Israel, A spiritual seed, because Jesus Death is in accordance with the New Covenant, which is only for the House of Israel according to scripture Heb 8:8

8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

Jesus shed His Blood in accordance with the New Covenant Matt 26:28

28 For this is my blood of the new testament/covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
 
I believe, considering the context, the “all men “ means not just the Jews but Gentiles as well.
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. John 12:32.
I think the KJV may be the best version. My opinion, of course.
 
The only ones who will come to Christ/believe in Him for all Salvation will be His Sheep Jn 10:26. And its not by their own freewill nor anything native or natural within them, but by the Father having given them to the Son Jn 6:37,65 which speaks to Election. The Father by drawing them to Christ, actually, by His Spirit of Grace, causes them to come or believe in Christ, hence all credit, praise, honor must go to God for a person believing in Jesus Christ for Salvation. See Phil 1:29

For unto you it is given on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,9
 
I believe, considering the context, the “all men “ means not just the Jews but Gentiles as well.
Sure, it would include everyone whether Jew or Gentile.
Nothing in there about any of them not being able to accept or decline what Jesus did on the cross when He was lifted up to draw all men.
 
Sure, it would include everyone whether Jew or Gentile.
Nothing in there about any of them not being able to accept or decline what Jesus did on the cross when He was lifted up to draw all men.
To accept something is a work.

Goolge " to accept something is a work"

Yes, accepting something can be hard "work" in the sense that it requires significant psychological and emotional effort, practice, and self-compassion to move from resisting reality to a place of peace with it. This kind of acceptance is a process, not a passive act of resignation, but an active choice to acknowledge the present truth of a situation, even if undesirable, to gain clarity and build a foundation for future action or simply to stop fighting an unchangeable reality.
 
Sure, it would include everyone whether Jew or Gentile.
Nothing in there about any of them not being able to accept or decline what Jesus did on the cross when He was lifted up to draw all men.
And you're absolutely right. That would not be a place to find the teaching of Limited Atonement.
 
There must be a Divine Intervention before can believe or come to Christ, a giving of a new mind and heart. Mans heart and mind by nature is enmity against God and not subject to God, and cant be ! Rom 8:7

7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Also while unregenerate, by nature we are children of wrath as others, and the mind fulfills the lust of the flesh Eph 2:3

3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature[physical origin] the children of wrath, even as others.

Folks this is how we are by natural physical birth, our wills belong to the flesh. Nothing short of a New Nature, New beginning is needed, and that's the Divine Intervention.
 
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