Reference: Calling
Easton
a profession, or as we usually say, a vocation (1Co 7:20). The "hope of your calling" in Eph. 4:4 is the hope resulting from your being called into the kingdom of God.
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Whatever be the condition in life in which a man was, when he was called, in that let him continue.
Morish
The words ?????, ??????, ??????, have various applications in scripture. There is:
1. the usual position or occupation of a person, as slave or freeman: the Christian is exhorted to continue in his calling if he can do so with God. 1Co 7:20-24.
2. The general 'call' or invitation by the gospel, in contradistinction from those that are 'chosen.' Mt 20:16; 22:14.
3. God's call to individuals, when he also makes them willing to obey: as when Abraham was called to leave his country and kindred. Heb 11:8.
4. In an absolute sense for salvation: 'whom he did predestinate, them he also called: whom he called, them he also justified.' Ro 8:30; 11:29. The saints are saints by calling; the apostles were apostles by calling. Ro 1:1,7. The Christian is exhorted to use diligence to make his 'calling and election' sure, 2Pe 1:10, evidently not in the mind of God, but in his own mind.
5. We read of the 'high' calling, the 'holy' calling, and the 'heavenly' calling. Php 3:14; 2Ti 1:9; Heb 3:1. The 'vocation' in Eph 4:1 is the same word.
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"So the last shall be first, and the first last."
"For there are many called, but few chosen."
Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, set apart to proclaim God's Good News,
To all God's loved ones who are in Rome, called to be saints. May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
and those whom He has pre-destined He also has called; and those whom He has called He has also declared free from guilt; and those whom He has declared free from guilt He has also crowned with glory.
For God does not repent of His free gifts nor of His call;
Whatever be the condition in life in which a man was, when he was called, in that let him continue. Were you a slave when God called you? Let not that weigh on your mind. And yet if you can get your freedom, take advantage of the opportunity. read more. For a Christian, if he was a slave when called, is the Lord's freed man, and in the same way a free man, if called, becomes the slave of Christ. You have all been redeemed at infinite cost: do not become slaves to men. Where each one stood when he was called, there, brethren, let him still stand--close to God.
I, then, the prisoner for the Master's sake, entreat you to live and act as becomes those who have received the call that you have received--
with my eyes fixed on the goal I push on to secure the prize of God's heavenward call in Christ Jesus.
holding fast to the faithful Message which he has received, so that he may be well qualified both to encourage others with sound teaching and to reply successfully to opponents.
Therefore, holy brethren, sharers with others in a heavenly invitation, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whose followers we profess to be.
Through faith Abraham, upon being called to leave home and go into a land which he was soon to receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going to.
For this reason, brethren, be all the more in earnest to make sure that God has called you and chosen you; for it is certain that so long as you practise these things, you will never stumble.
Watsons
CALLING, a term in theology, which is taken in a different sense by the advocates and the impugners of the Calvinistic doctrine of grace. By the former it is thus stated: In the golden chain of spiritual blessings which the Apostle enumerates in Ro 8:30, originating in the divine predestination, and terminating in the bestowment of eternal glory on the heirs of salvation, that of calling forms an important link. "Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also glorified." Hence we read of "the called according to his purpose," Ro 8:28. There is indeed a universal call of the Gospel to all men; for wherever it comes it is the voice of God to those who hear it, calling them to repent and believe the divine testimony unto the salvation of their souls; and it leaves them inexcusable in rejecting it, Joh 3:14-19; but this universal call is not inseparably connected with salvation; for it is in reference to it that Christ says, "Many are called, but few are chosen," Mt 22:14. But the Scripture also speaks of a calling which is effectual, and which consequently is more than the outward ministry of the world; yea, more than some of its partial and temporary effects upon many who hear it, for it is always ascribed to God's making his word effectual through the enlightening and sanctifying influences of his Holy Spirit. Thus it is said, "Paul may plant, and Apollos water, but God giveth the increase," 1Co 3:6-7. Again, he is said to have "opened the heart of Lydia, that she attended to the doctrine of Paul," Ac 16:14. "No man can come unto Christ, except the Father draw him," Joh 6:44. Hence faith is said to be the gift of God, Eph 2:8; Php 1:29. The Spirit takes of the things of Christ and shows them to men, Joh 16:14; and thus opens their eyes, turning them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, Ac 26:18. And so God saves his people, not by works of righteousness which they have done, but according to his mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, Tit 3:5. Thus they are saved, and called with a holy calling, not according to their works, but according to the divine purpose and grace which was given them in Christ Jesus before the world began, 2Ti 1:9.
2. To this it is replied, that this whole statement respecting a believer's calling is without any support from the Scriptures, and is either a misunderstanding, or a misapplication of their sense. "To call" signifies to invite to the blessings of the Gospel, to offer salvation through Christ, either by God himself, or, under his appointment, by his servants; and in the parable of the marriage of the king's son, Mt 22:1-14, which appears to have given rise, in many instances, to the use of this term in the Epistles, we have three descriptions of "called" or invited persons. First, the disobedient, who would not come in at the call, but made light of it. Second, the class of persons represented by the man who, when the king came in to see his guests, had not on the wedding garment; and with respect to whom our Lord makes the general remark. "For many are called, but few are chosen;" so that the persons thus represented by this individual culprit were not only "called," but actually came into the company. Third, the approved guests; those who were both called and chosen. As far as the simple calling or invitation is concerned, all these three classes stood upon equal ground
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Again Jesus spoke to them in figurative language. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a king who celebrated the marriage of his son, read more. and sent his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come. "Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.' "They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business; and the rest seized the king's servants, maltreated them, and murdered them. So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city. Then he said to his servants, "'The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it. Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.' "So they went out into the roads and gathered together all they could find, both bad and good, and the banqueting hall was filled with guests. "Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe. "'My friend,' he said, 'how is it that you came in here without a wedding robe?' "The man stood speechless. Then the king said to the servants, "'Bind him hand and foot and fling him into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth.' "For there are many called, but few chosen."
"For there are many called, but few chosen."
And just as Moses lifted high the serpent in the Desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, in order that every one who trusts in Him may have the Life of the Ages." read more. For so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that every one who trusts in Him may not perish but may have the Life of Ages. For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. He who trusts in Him does not come up for judgement. He who does not trust has already received sentence, because he has not his trust resting on the name of God's only Son. And this is the test by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.
"no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; then I will raise him to life on the last day.
He will glorify me, because He will take of what is mine and will make it known to you.
For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call."
Among our hearers was one named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods. She belonged to the city of Thyateira, and was a worshipper of the true God. The Lord opened her heart, so that she gave attention to what Paul was saying.
that they may turn from darkness to light and from the obedience to Satan to God, in order to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified through faith in Me.'
through whom we have received grace and Apostleship in His service in order to win men to obedience to the faith, among all Gentile peoples, among whom you also, called, as you have been, to belong to Jesus Christ, are numbered:
Now we know that for those who love God all things are working together for good--for those, I mean, whom with deliberate purpose He has called.
and those whom He has pre-destined He also has called; and those whom He has called He has also declared free from guilt; and those whom He has declared free from guilt He has also crowned with glory.
and those whom He has pre-destined He also has called; and those whom He has called He has also declared free from guilt; and those whom He has declared free from guilt He has also crowned with glory.
even towards us whom He has called not only from among the Jews but also from among the Gentiles?
but to those who have received the Call, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
I planted and Apollos watered; but it was God who was, all the time, giving the increase. So that neither the planter nor the waterer is of any importance. God who gives the increase is all in all.
This is what I command in all the Churches. Was any one already circumcised when called? Let him not have recourse to the surgeons. Was any one uncircumcised when called? Let him remain uncircumcised.
I marvel that you are so readily leaving Him who called you by the grace of Christ, and are adhering to a different Good News.
You however, brethren, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an excuse for giving way to your lower natures; but become bondservants to one another in a spirit of love.
For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves. It is God's gift, and is not on the ground of merit--
I, then, the prisoner for the Master's sake, entreat you to live and act as becomes those who have received the call that you have received--
There is but one body and but one Spirit, as also when you were called you had one and the same hope held out to you.
For you have had the privilege granted you on behalf of Christ--not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf;
and imploring you to live lives worthy of fellowship with God who is inviting you to share His own Kingship and glory.
and imploring you to live lives worthy of fellowship with God who is inviting you to share His own Kingship and glory.
And from us thanks are always due to God on your behalf--brethren whom the Lord loves--because God from the beginning has chosen you for salvation through the Spirit's sanctifying influence and your belief in the truth. To this blessing God has called you by our Good News, so that you may have a share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For He saved us and called us with a holy call, not in accordance with our desserts, but in accordance with His own purpose and the free grace which He bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before the commencement of the Ages,
For He saved us and called us with a holy call, not in accordance with our desserts, but in accordance with His own purpose and the free grace which He bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before the commencement of the Ages, but which has now been plainly revealed through the Appearing of our Saviour, Christ Jesus. He has put an end to death and has brought Life and Immortality to light through the Good News,
as righteous men, had done, but as the result of His own mercy He saved us by means of the bath of regeneration and the renewal of our natures by the Holy Spirit,