Matthew 23:37 is not a portrait of grace frustrated by autonomous will. It is an indictment of leaders who shut the kingdom and obstruct the very people they claim to shepherd. Read the text straight, in its own context, and the proof-text collapses under its own weight.

➤ Also see: Drawn of the Father — John 6:44, 65

➤ Also see: Is God’s Work Sufficient? The Question Synergism Cannot Answer

➤ Also see: Prevenient Grace — Meaning, Bible, and Why It Collapses