The Scripture says, "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will no wise cast out". John 6:37. It does not say all that the Father "gave me".

John 10:29 says, "My Father which gave them me is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand" It shows that those who are IN Christ are in the hand of Christ and the Father. If the elect are already in the hand of Christ and the Father in eternity, then they are already saved in eternity. If they are already saved in eternity, then there is no need of regeneration. My question is, Are the elect already in the hand of the Father and the Son before regeneration?

II Cor.5:17 says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new". The Scripture cannot lie. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. If the elect were already in Christ in eternity, then the elect were New Creatures in eternity. If the elect were in Christ in eternity and were new creatures in eternity, then there is no need of regeneration. But it is a fact that all men are depraved and regeneration is a necessity to see God's kingdom according to John 3:3 "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God". My question is are the elect New Creatures in eternity?

Eph.2:12-13 says, "That at the time ye were WITHOUT Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world: But NOW IN CHRIST JESUS ye who SOMETIMES WERE FAR OFF are made nigh by the blood of Christ" This epistle was written to the believers and Paul was telling them that there was a time when they were WITHOUT CHRIST and that they were strangers of the Covenants of Promise. There was a time that they are WITHOUT GOD. Then it says, BUT NOW IN CHRIST JESUS. It does not say they were already in Christ Jesus. Before they were NOT IN Christ but NOW they are in Christ. Verse 13 says that they were sometimes FAR OFF. If they were already in Christ's hand in eternity, then Paul won't say that they were sometimes far off. Does the passage say that they were they in Christ before regeneration?

Colosians 1:21 says, "And you that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled". What does it mean by "alienated"? Not only that but they were also enemies. If they were alienated and enemies before regeneration, then the elect cannot be in Christ before regeneration. I Cor.3:1 says to the Corinthian believers that they were "babes in Christ". A person in Christ will always start as a spiritual babe, and from that point he will grow in HIm, I Peter 2:2. Before spiritual birth, they are not in Christ.

Colosians 2:10 says, "And ye are complete IN HIM...."

Man is sinful and totally depraved. Nobody loves God and no one seeks after God (Psalm 14:1-3). Man cannot understand by his deprave nature neither could come to God (Jn.6:44). However, it is God that seeks after man. (Luke 19:10). God initiates His love to man according to John 3:16. God calls all men to repent and believe through His Spirit and the gospel (Jer.13:11, 15-17, Heb.3:7-13; Acts 17:30). Under the grace of God, the influence of the Spirit and the gospel, man can hear in order to have spiritual life as the Scripture says, "Incline your ear and come unto me; hear and your soul shall live...." , Isaiah 55:3. Under God's grace, he can seek God, repent and believe (Isaiah 55:6-7). Nobody loves God but God loves man. Those who humbly listen to the gospel and know God, learn to love God in return as his response to God's love (I John 4:19). Man cannot believe by himself apart from the grace of God. According to Rom. 10:17, "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing of the word of God". Those who humble under the influence of the Spirit would listen to God's word. (Psa.34:2). The Spirit influences a person before he hears God's word but the Spirit does not regenerate a person apart from God's word (Jn.16:8; 3:5). There is already a struggle to remain proud or to humble under the influence of the Spirit. (Jer.13;11, Heb.3:7-12). God honors His word above all his name (Ps.138:2). Since the Spirit does not regenerate a person apart from the gospel, thus the Spirit leads men to hear God's word. (Acts 10). Those who humble under the influence of the Spirit would listen to the gospel preaching (Ps.34:2). Those who fear and honor God's word, and humble themselves are given greater grace to repent and believe (Jam.4:6, I Sam.2:30, Ps.33:18). The gift of repentance and faith are given to those who humble under the grace of God, the influence of the Spirit and the gospel. Man by himself cannot repent and believe. But under the conviction of the Spirit man can realize his sins and repent. (Jn.16:8). When a person realize his sins and helplessness, he calls on God alone, and by the mercy of God, the Spirit aids him to trust Jesus. Acts 20:21 says, "...repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ". Thus a man who repents toward God under the conviction of the Spirit, is given by God to the Lord Jesus Christ through the aid of the Spirit so that he comes to Jesus by faith and that Jesus would then give him eternal life (Jn.6:44; Heb.11:6; Matt.11:28; Jn.17:2).

My questions to you:
1. Does God want all men to be humble or God wants some men to be proud?
2. If God wants all men to be humble, why are not all men humble?
3. Does God want all men to repent and believe?
4. Is it God's desire and pleasure that some men will reject Jesus?
5. Since we believe that God hates sin, why would he allow himself to be always displeased by sin? Why won't he cause all men to believe?