Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."
      (a.) In order to our  believing in Jesus Christ,  it is necessary that we be  taught of God;  that is, [a.] That there be a  divine revelation made to us,  discovering to us both what we are to believe concerning Christ and why we are to believe it. There are some things which  even nature teaches,  but to bring us to Christ there is need of a higher light. [b.] That there be a  divine work wrought in us,  enabling us to understand and receive these revealed truths and the evidence of them. God, in giving us reason, teaches us more than the  beasts of the earth;  but in giving us faith he teaches more than the  natural man.  Thus all the church's children, all that are  genuine,  are  taught of God;  he hath undertaken their education.