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.
but according as He who called you [is] holy, you also, become holy in all behavior, because it has been written: "Become holy, because I am holy";
for to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving to you an example, that you may follow His steps,
not giving back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, blessing, having known that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing;
who saved us, and called with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,
He who is calling you is steadfast, who also will do [it].
one body and one Spirit, according as you were also called in one hope of your calling;
I pursue to the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
A resposta à chamada
Deus é fiel, pelo qual fostes chamados. Ele nos escolheu, nos capacitou e nos enviou com propósito eterno.
faithful [is] God, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
and God chose the base things of the world, and the things despised, and the things that are not, that He may make useless the things that are— that no flesh may glory before Him;
And we have known that to those loving God all things work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;
to which He called you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ;
And Peter said to them, "Convert, and each of you be immersed on the Name of Jesus Christ, for forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever you may ask of the Father in My Name, He may give you.
"I have been inquired of by those who did not ask, || I have been found by those who did not seek Me, || I have said, Behold Me, behold Me, || To a nation not calling on My Name.