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God’s summoning of individuals and people to himself, so that they will belong to him and serve him in his world. The calling of a believer may involve a specific place, task or vocation in life.
God calls all people everywhere Ac 17:30 See also Pr 8:4; Isa 45:22; Isa 55:1; Mt 9:13; Mt 11:28-30; Mt 22:9; Jn 7:37; Ac 2:39; Ro 10:18; Ps 19:4
Few respond positively to God’s call Mt 22:14 See also Isa 65:12; Isa 66:4; Jer 7:13; Jer 35:17; Mt 22:2-10 pp Lk 14:16-24
Responding to God’s call results in salvation Heb 9:15; Jude 1 See also Jn 5:25; Jn 10:3; Ro 1:6; Ro 8:28-30; Ro 11:29; 1Co 1:9,24-29; 1Co 7:18-22; Gal 1:6; Eph 4:1; Php 3:14; 2Th 1:11; 2Th 2:14; 1Ti 6:12; Heb 3:1; 1Pe 5:10; 2Pe 1:3,10; Rev 17:14
2Ti 1:9; 1Pe 2:9 Living in peace: 1Co 7:15; Col 3:15
Gal 5:13 serving one another Living in hope: Eph 1:18; Eph 4:4; 1Pe 2:20-21; 1Pe 3:9
1Th 4:7
Isa 43:1 See also Hos 11:1-2