who remembers in the movie the matrix where the oracle tells neo hes not the one, only so later on he truly proves himself as the savior.
how about the time henry told john locke hes not who they thought he was.

Oh, John Locke just may be The One yet. Think about it, Locke manipulated Sawyer into going into the jungle, knowing that Sawyer would kill Locke's father. Now, think about this: Ben doesn't get his own hands dirty, Ben manipulates others into doing the 'dirty work'. Now Locke just did the same thing, manipulated Sawyer into doing a bad thing. Does that not mean that Locke has set himself on the same path as Ben?

If anyone is trying to get John to be The One, it's Richard Alpert. I think Ben doesn't want the competition.