Call of God, The

Call of God, The

By Christ - Isa 55:5; Ro 1:6

By his Spirit - Re 22:17

By his works - Ps 19:2,3; Ro 1:20

By his ministers - Jer 35:15; 2Co 5:20

By his gospel - 2Th 2:14

Is from darkness - 1Pe 2:9

Addressed to all - Isa 45:22; Mt 20:16

Most reject - Pr 1:24; Mt 20:16

Effectual to saints - Ps 110:3; Ac 2:47; 13:48; 1Co 1:24

TO MAN IS

• Of grace
- Ga 1:15; 2Ti 1:9
• According to the purpose of God
- Ro 8:28; 9:11,23,24
• High
- Php 3:14
• Holy
- 1Ti 1:9
• Heavenly
- Heb 3:1
• To fellowship with Christ
- 1Co 1:9
• To holiness
- 1Th 4:7
• To liberty
- Ga 5:13
• To peace
- 1Co 7:15; Col 3:15
• To glory and virtue
- 2Pe 1:3
• To the eternal glory of Christ
- 2Th 2:14; 1Pe 5:10
• To eternal life
- 1Ti 6:12

Partakers of, justified - Ro 8:30

Walk worthy of - Eph 4:1

Blessedness of receiving - Re 19:9

Praise God for - 1Pe 2:9

Illustrated - Pr 9:3,4; Mt 23:3-9

REJECTION OF, LEADS TO

• Judicial blindness
- Isa 6:9; Ac 28:24-27; Ro 11:8-10
• Delusion
- Isa 66:4; 2Th 2:10,11

Withdrawal of the means of grace - Jer 26:4-6; Ac 13:46; 18:6; Re 2:5

Temporal judgments - Isa 28:12; Jer 6:16,19; 35:17; Zec 7:12-14

Rejection by God - Pr 1:14-32; Jer 6:19,30

Condemnation - Joh 12:48; Heb 2:1-3; 12:25

Destruction - Pr 29:1; Mt 22:3-7