Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 6:46-48
John 6:46-48. Not that any man hath seen the Father,— "When I speak of men's hearing and learning of God, I donot mean that they can see the Deity personally, and be taught of him in the manner that a scholar is taught of his master. No man hath seen the Father personally, except the Son, whom the Father hath sent and whose peculiar privilege it is to have been eternally a full partaker of all the Father's councils. In virtue, therefore, of my intimate union with the Father, and my perfect... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 6:44-45
John 6:44-45. No man can come to me, except the Father—draw him, &c.— In explaining this passage, we will, first, shew the propriety of our Lord's answer; secondly, give a plain and full explication of it; and, thirdly, confirm that explication by some remarks: I. There is some difficulty in perceiving the propriety of the answer which the Lord Jesus here makes. The objection of the Jews was, "How can he say that he came down from heaven, when he was born of earthly parents, whom we know?"... read more