The Called Of God

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The Called of God

2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV 1900
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

What does it mean to be called?

The word call or calling is used over seven hundred times in the old an new testament.

In the Old testament there are 5 main uses

To call is
++To summon or invite (Gen 3:9, Ex 19:7)
Genesis 3:9 KJV 1900
9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Exodus 19:7 KJV 1900
7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him.
To call is
To summon or invite (Gen 3:9, Ex 19:7)
++To request divine help (Gen 4:26: Joel 2:23)
Genesis 4:26 KJV 1900
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
Joel 2:23 KJV 1900
23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: For he hath given you the former rain moderately, And he will cause to come down for you the rain, The former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
To call is
To summon or invite (Gen 3:9, Ex 19:7)
To request divine help (Gen 4:26: Joel 2:23)
++To Name (Gen 1:5)
Genesis 1:5 KJV 1900
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
To call is
To summon or invite (Gen 3:9, Ex 19:7)
To request divine help (Gen 4:26: Joel 2:23)
To Name (Gen 1:5)
++To bring into service (Ex 3:4)
Exodus 3:4 KJV 1900
4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
To call is
To summon or invite (Gen 3:9, Ex 19:7)
To request divine help (Gen 4:26: Joel 2:23)
To Name (Gen 1:5)
To bring into service (Ex 3:4)
++To identify ownership (Isaiah 43:7, Deut 28:10)
Isaiah 43:7 KJV 1900
7 Even every one that is called by my name: For I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
Deuteronomy 28:10 KJV 1900
10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV 1900
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

The NT uses the concept of “call” in relation to one’s station in life and a calling to Christian service. Jesus and the apostles appear to distinguish between two types of call—an external (gospel) call and an inner call.

External Call
Acts 4:18 KJV 1900
18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
Inner Call
Galatians 1:1 KJV 1900
1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
Romans 1:16 KJV 1900
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.
We are called
++to be saints 1 Cor 1:2
1 Corinthians 1:2 KJV 1900
2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
We are called
to be saints 1 Cor 1:2
++unto the fellowship with Jesus- 1 Cor 1:9
1 Corinthians 1:9 KJV 1900
9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
We are called
to be saints 1 Cor 1:2
unto the fellowship with Jesus- 1 Cor 1:9
++into the grace of Christ Gal 1:6
Galatians 1:6 KJV 1900
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
We are called
to be saints 1 Cor 1:2
unto the fellowship with Jesus- 1 Cor 1:9
into the grace of Christ Gal 1:6
++by the Gospel 2 Thes 2:14
2 Thessalonians 2:14 KJV 1900
14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are called
to be saints 1 Cor 1:2
unto the fellowship with Jesus- 1 Cor 1:9
into the grace of Christ Gal 1:6
by the Gospel 2 Thes 2:14
++with a holy calling 2 Tim 1:9
2 Timothy 1:9 KJV 1900
9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV 1900
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

What is the text telling us?

For the land to be healed
++God needs a People
++The people need to be called
1 Corinthians 1:23–24 KJV 1900
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1:23–24 NIV
23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV 1900
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
The Calling of God
++Challenges the called
2 Corinthians 4:8–10 KJV 1900
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
The Calling of God
Challenges the called
++Compels the Called
1 Corinthians 9:16 KJV 1900
16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
1 Corinthians 9:16 KJV 1900
16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
The Calling of God
Challenges the called
Compels the Called
++Completes the Called
Colossians 2:10 KJV 1900
10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
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