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JANUARY 15, 2023
STUDY NOTES
ROMANS 1:6-7
BIBLE TEACHER: CLIFTON JONES
CALLED TO BE SAINTS
INTRODUCTION
Theologians need not argue over the question of who are the called, who are the elect?
If you hear God’s call through the gospel to be saved, you are being “called”
If you accept the call of salvation by faith in Christ, you are among the “elect”
All of which is not Biblical truth to be argued, but truth to be believed and proclaimed to the lost
The good news of salvation is that it is a “whosoever” gospel, Rom 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon
the name of the Lord shall be saved.
(“Whosoever” answers the question of “Why Me Lord?)
To be “saved” means that you (even you) now belong to Christ
WE BELONG TO CHRIST--Rom 1:6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
“Among whom” refers to the Romans and the Gentiles referred to in the previous verse, Rom 1:5
By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, (Gentiles)
for his name:
The saints at Rome were among “the called” just as the Gentiles were, Rom 9:24 Even us, whom he hath
called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
Paul’s point is, even you Romans, even you Gentiles, have received an invitation from God to be saved
Which tells us that even you, and even I, have received an invitation from God
All sinners have been “called” by God through the Gospel unto salvation, Rom 1:16 For I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to
the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
(God is inviting every sinner to come to Christ through the Gospel)
“The called” are those who have been invited into a personal relationship with God, 2Th 2:14
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
“The called” are those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior, Jud 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus
Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ,
and called: (The lost are saved when they accept the call of the gospel)
All who are saved are the evidence of God’s Wisdom, 1Co 1:24 But unto them which are called, both
Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
(Salvation is of God)
Theologians will debate the subjects of predestination, calling, and election until Jesus returns
All questions concerning those subjects will not be answered until Jesus returns
But the results of each subject can be believed, received, and lived today without full understanding
Just believe and receive the grace of God, accept the present purpose and eternal plan of God by faith,
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Because it is not of man, man cannot fully explain it, but we can believe it, Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest
any man should boast.
The purpose of God’s plan of salvation is clear and plain, Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Through salvation we belong to Christ and Christ has a present life for us to live, which is our “walk”
The point is strong, the point is clear, God has a purpose for our “New Life,” Eph 4:1 I therefore, the
prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called
It is clearly presented what God has done in order that we might do what God wants us to do
God planned for us to walk in good works and God’s plan will work through faith and obedience
Remember that our good works are what God had planned for us when He gave us a “New Life”
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Beforehand, in advance, prearranged in eternity past was the “Purpose of a New Life in Christ”
God saved us and gave us a “Life to Live,” it is the life that only a Christian can live
Upon hearing God’s call to salvation, a person can either accept or reject God’s calling
No sinner is almost saved, you are either saved or lost, you are either dead in sin or alive in Christ
The “called” are the ones who have heard the “Good News” and responded by faith in God’s call
The one who hears God call unto forgiveness of sin, believes it, and receives it, is a Christian
The Christian is the one who responds by faith to God’s promise of salvation, Rom 8:30 Moreover whom
he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he
justified, them he also glorified.
(All of God through Jesus, received and experienced by faith)
The Christian is then called to a life of obedience to the will and the Word of God, Rom 8:28 And we
know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according
to his purpose.
(To love God is to live for God regardless of what we face in life)
We do not face life alone, we are called to fellowship with God, Christ, and the family of God, 1Co 1:9
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
1Jn 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with
us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
The Christian is accountable before God for their response to God’s calling (Good works)
The Christian will be called before the Judgment Seat of Christ to give an account of their works,
2Co 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the
things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Christians are the “called” of Jesus Christ and identified as “saints”
WE ARE CALLED SAINTS--Rom 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul was eager to preach to Rome, Rom 1:15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to
you that are at Rome also.
Today we must be eager to preach the Gospel to our community and to our world
Because Paul preached the Gospel in Rome there were those called the “beloved of God’
The “beloved of God” are those who accepted the gospel that Paul preached
God loves all lost sinners, but lost sinners who are spiritually dead are never called “Beloved of God”
The world is loved by God but only the saints are called the “Beloved of God”
Those who have personally received the love of God are “God’s loved ones”
A love relationship that cannot be fully explained but can be experienced by those who love God,
Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth
me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
(The experience)
How meaningful are the words “Beloved of God?”
They were meaningful to Jesus
They were meaningful at the time of the baptism of Jesus, Luk 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a
bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son;
in thee I am well pleased.
They were meaningful at the time of the “Transfiguration of Jesus,” Luk 9:35 And there came a voice out
of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
As Christians we must realize how meaningful those words should be to us today
“Beloved of God” identifies the unique relationship of those “called to be saints”
The world calls good people who do good things for others a saint because of their goodness
But according to scripture you do not became a saint through good works (Ephesians 2:9)
“Saints” are sinners who have been saved by the grace of God (Ephesians 2:8-9)
We are saints because we accepted by faith the “Person and Work” of Christ
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