Chamada
A chamada de Deus é irrevogável. Ele nos chamou das trevas para a sua maravilhosa luz — para sermos santos, discípulos e instrumentos de sua graça no mundo.
Chamados por Deus
Fostes chamados para a liberdade. A chamada de Deus é dom irrevogável que nos convida à santidade e ao serviço.
Instead, be holy in all that you do, just as God who called you is holy. The scripture says, "Be holy because I am holy."
It was to this that God called you, for Christ himself suffered for you and left you an example, so that you would follow in his steps.
Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you.
He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
He who calls you will do it, because he is faithful.
There is one body and one Spirit, just as there is one hope to which God has called you.
So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God’s call through Christ Jesus to the life above.
A resposta à chamada
Deus é fiel, pelo qual fostes chamados. Ele nos escolheu, nos capacitou e nos enviou com propósito eterno.
God is to be trusted, the God who called you to have fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord.
He chose what the world looks down on and despises and thinks is nothing, in order to destroy what the world thinks is important. This means that no one can boast in God’s presence.
We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.
God called you to this through the Good News we preached to you; he called you to possess your share of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peter said to them, "Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God’s gift, the Holy Spirit.
You did not choose me; I chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit, the kind of fruit that endures. And so the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.
The Lord said, "I was ready to answer my people’s prayers, but they did not pray. I was ready for them to find me, but they did not even try. The nation did not pray to me, even though I was always ready to answer, ‘Here I am; I will help you.’