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In the bible I got a friend who is using one verse to disprove the truth that is God is the one who picks the ones who come to himself. John 3 16 said he died for the world but the world does not mean everyone. He thinks this one verse is the pne but the truth is the bible teaches that u do not pick Jesus but Jesus picks you.

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins ² in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— ³ among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. ⁴ But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—¹

You were dead in your trespasses It mean you are going away from God and not even looking for him b ut in his Love he sends the Gospel to you. (note that means you or me who know Jesus. Some think that this means we do not need to share Jesus and I think we got to do it more. They do not gwet to know unless we obey.) look for the truth. They walk in the world. God made us alive in the Gospel. This means the Lord did the saving. He gave you the very faith to choose Jesus. He made the payment he made you have the faith and he not only made gave the faith but made the choice for you.

THINK OF THIS what does Jesus get when you are saved. He is the one that Loved you and has suffered and died to save you. He has all more than you in this transaction. He is the one you offended and rules you broke yet your the one Jesus loved enough to die for you and bled on a cross. He got whipped because he rather feel the pain than see his kids die in hell.

1 The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2001). (Eph 2:1–5). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.