| Scripture Reading Romans l l – 7 Acts 2 – 39 Romans Verse l Paul a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, Verse 2 which he had promised afore by His prophets in the holy scripture, Verse 3 concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; Verse 4 and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Verse 5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for His name Verse 6 among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ Verse 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. Acts 2 – 39 For the promise .is unto you and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. We take our text from verse 6 of Romans l The called of Jesus Christ. We find this theme taught throughout scripture that all who believe on our Lord Jesus Christ for their very own salvation from sin are the called of Jesus Christ. True believers have been called to repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He has called us to know and believe the salvation that is in the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Of how that Christ hath died for our sins according to the scriptures and that he was buried and raised again the third day according to the scriptures. 1st Corinthians 15 3 & 4, He has called us to believe and know that Christ ‘s sacrifice of His laid down life and shed blood is the only salvation that exist for sinners. Christ’s death and shed blood is the forgiveness of sin for sinners unto all those who are called unto faith in it as their very own salvation. His call unto us is a call to faith and belief that we might see that, as our salvation and be at peace, that our sins are forgiven in Christ dying for them. God declares that Christ dying for our sins, make sinners that believe and rely upon it accepted in the Lord and also declares that it is redemption and forgiveness of sins. Eph. 1 –6 To the praise of the Glory of His grace wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved. Verse 7 Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. God hath called us to see that Christ in His sacrifice hath obtained eternal redemption for us. Hebrews 9 –12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. God hath called us to see by faith that Christ hath put away sin for those who believe. Hebrews 9 –26 but now once in the end of this world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. God hath called us by His grace that we might see by faith and be persuaded that the sacrifice of Christ has put away our sin and not something that we have to get him to do today, but what He did when He gave His life and His blood for us. All must come to see that it is not our works, not our prayers, not our calling on the Lord, not joining a church and being baptized or observing religious ceremonies , but God has called us to believe and trust and rely on the sacrifice of Christ as having obtained eternal redemption for us. In repentance toward God , we like Paul, see ourselves as the chief of sinners. 1st Timothy 1 –15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief. If salvation for sinners could be something we could do, then Christ could have stayed in Heaven and saved us. But Christ came into the world to put away our sin, by the sacrifice of Himself. He offered Himself to God for the sin debt that we owed. God is satisfied with the offering that Christ made for sinners who believe on it. God hath called us out of darkness. 1st Peter 2 – 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people: that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. God, by His Spirit has called believers out of darkness into the marvelous light. He has brought us to see what Jesus has done for us. He has brought us to see this as our very own salvation . To these who believe, that is marvelous. It is the most marvelous thing we shall ever come to believe and know as true. Verse 19 which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which hath not obtained mercy, but have now obtained mercy. Those who have been called into the light and this faith are now the people of God and now have obtained mercy. Called to abstain from fleshly lust: Verse 11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshy lust which was against the soul This marvelous light that God hath called us into, in seeing Christ’s sacrifice as our salvation, gives us strength to abstain from fleshly lust which war against the soul. Christ being raised again, gives us assurance that all this is true. May we ever understand what a marvelous thing it is to be the Called of Jesus Christ, Called to be Saints. |
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