Monday, March 29, 2010

The call of God

In 2 Thessalonians 2:14, Paul wrote, “Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The term “called” means “to urgently invite someone to accept responsibilities for a particular task, implying a new relationship to the one who does the calling.”


Sadly, there will be those who resist this call. In Acts 13:44-46, the Jews rejected the gospel. It is not that they could not obey, but they did not want to! It’s your choice so choose wisely! It’s not that refusing the gospel will be without consequences. Second Thessalonians 1:7 says the Lord will take vengeance on those who refuse to obey.


On the other hand, those who accept the gospel of Christ experience a change of relationship. Again, Paul said, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). The term “new” expresses the idea of superiority over what is old. Romans 6:12 says, “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.” People who are “new” in Christ through the calling of the gospel are now radically different than they were before. Let’s give diligence to make our calling and election sure (2 Peter 1:10).


Kyle Campbell

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