Hey sis,
Behold I stand at the door and knock. A person has to chose to open the door to let him in, for him to come dine with them. And I do think it relates to being saved, Jesus is saying he is comming to have a relationship with his creation, But he is not going to knock the door down and force us to be his children.
Chose this day who you are going to serve. This is not salvation? And even if it is not (if any of these are not) it still shows FREE WILL is in action. Which is the point
as for the other, A person has to chose to come to Jesus, and he will by no means cast out. I believe God chose based on foreknowledge (he knew who would freely chose to come) that is the basis of election. Aghain, they had to chose
and I agree, No one CAN COME, because of God did not come and convict us and draw us, We would never come, Yet he drew many people who decided to never come completely (judas is one example) I do not thing God overrules our free will and causes us to do what we would never desire. Or he would prevent a person from ever having the hope of salvation. (Many are called, few are chosen comes to mind)
Yes salvation belongs to God. And he can chose how and why he gives it, what did he say was his will? “All who see and believe in him will have eternal life,(john 6)
God is God, if he wishes to offer people his gift, and allow people the freedom to chose to say yes God I want it, or no God take your gift and shove it, he has that right. It does nto take ANYTHING away from his soverignty for him to do this. God makes the rules. Not us.