8 Bible Verses about The Call Of God
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"And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come'; and let him that hears say, 'Come'; and let him that thirsts say, 'Come'; he that will let him take the water of life freely.
For His invisible things, since the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being perceived by the things that are made, even His everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:
On behalf of Christ, therefore, we are ambassadors, as though God were beseeching through us, we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God
unto which He called you through our Gospel, to an obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But ye are "an elect race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation," a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
And the gentiles, having heard it, were rejoicing, and glorifying the word of God; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
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- Call (513 instances)
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Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The call of God
that ye should walk worthily of God, Who is calling you into His own Kingdom and glory.
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Temporal judgments
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Withdrawal of the means of grace
But, when they resisted, and blasphemed, he, shaking out his garments, said to them, "Your blood be upon your own head! I am pure! Henceforth I will go to the gentiles."
Speaking boldly, both Paul and Barnabas said, "It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Inasmuch as ye thrust it away from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the gentiles;
Remember, therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; or else I am coming to you, and will remove your candlestick out of its place, if you do not repent.
The call of God » Effectual to saints
praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to them daily those who were being saved.
And the gentiles, having heard it, were rejoicing, and glorifying the word of God; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Rejection by God
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Judicial blindness
And some were believing the things spoken, and some were disbelieving. And, disagreeing among themselves, they were departing, when Paul uttered one declaration, "Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah, the prophet, to your fathers, saying, 'Go your way to this people, and say, With hearing ye shall hear, but in no wise understand; and, looking, ye shall look, and in no wise see; read more.
for the heart of this people was made gross; and with their ears they heard heavily; and their eyes they closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I should heal them.'
as it has been written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day." And David says, "Let their table be a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them: let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always."
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Condemnation
He who rejects Me, and receives not My words, has one that judges him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.
For this reason, it is needful that we give the more earnest heed to the things heard, lest at any time we drift past them. For, if the word spoken through angels became steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a righteous recompense, how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation; which, indeed, having at first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
See that ye refuse not Him Who speaketh; for, if those escaped not, when refusing him who warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape, who turn away from Him Who warneth us from Heaven;
The call of God » To man is » According to the purpose of God
And we know that all things are working together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose;
(for, the children being not yet born, nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him Who calleth),
and that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us, whom He also called, not from Jews only, but also from gentiles?
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Delusion
and in all deceit of unrighteousness to those who perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And, for this cause, God sendeth them a working of delusion, that they may believe the lie;
The call of God » To man is » To peace
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, unto which also ye were called in one body; and become thankful.
But, if the unbelieving departs, let him depart. The brother or the sister has not come into bondage in such cases; but God hath called us in peace.
The call of God » To man is » To the eternal glory of Christ
And the God of all grace, Who called you into His everlasting glory in Christ, after ye have suffered a little while, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, settle you.
unto which He called you through our Gospel, to an obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The call of God » By his ministers
On behalf of Christ, therefore, we are ambassadors, as though God were beseeching through us, we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Destruction
And he sent forth his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast, and they were not willing to come. "Again he sent forth other servants, saying, 'Say to those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings have been slain, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.' "But they, neglecting it, went away; one, indeed, to his own farm, another to his merchandise; read more.
and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, maltreated and slew them. "And the king was enraged; and, sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
The call of God » To man is » Of grace
Who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose, and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before eternal ages,
But, when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb, and called me through His grace,
The call of God » Most reject
The call of God » Addressed to all
The call of God » By Christ
The call of God » By his gospel
unto which He called you through our Gospel, to an obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The call of God » To man is » To holiness
The call of God » To man is » To fellowship with Christ
God is faithful, through Whom ye were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
The call of God » To man is » High
I am pressing on toward the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
The call of God » By his spirit
"And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come'; and let him that hears say, 'Come'; and let him that thirsts say, 'Come'; he that will let him take the water of life freely.
The call of God » Blessedness of receiving
And he says to me, "Write, Happy are those who have been called to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he says to me, "These are true words of God."
The call of God » To man is » To eternal life
Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, to which you were called, and confessed a good confession before many witnesses.
The call of God » To man is » To liberty
For ye were called to freedom, brethren; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love serve one another;
The call of God » Illustrated
The call of God » To man is » Holy
knowing this, that law is not enacted for a righteous man, but for lawless and unruly ones, for ungodly and sinful, for unholy and profane, for patricides, and matricides, for man-slayers,
The call of God » Walk worthy of
I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord exhort you to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,
The call of God » By his works
The call of God » To man is » To glory and virtue
since His divine power has given to us all things pertaining to life and godliness, through the full knowledge of Him Who called us through His glory and virtue;
The call of God » To man is » Heavenly
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a Heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus,
The call of God » Partakers of, justified
And whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
The call of God » Is from darkness
But ye are "an elect race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation," a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
The call of God » Praise God for
But ye are "an elect race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation," a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Grace » Is the source of » The call of God
But, when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb, and called me through His grace,