Deus nos chamou
Deus nos chamou antes da fundação do mundo. Ele nos conhece pelo nome, nos predestinou para sermos conforme a imagem de Cristo e nos capacita para o chamado.
Chamados por Deus
Os que Deus predestinou, também os chamou. O Seu chamado é irrevogável — fundamentado no propósito eterno e na graça abundante.
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, those whom he has called to be part of his plan. For God, choosing them in advance, set them apart to be like his Son, so that the Son would be the first of many brothers and sisters. Those that he chose, he also called; and those that he called, he also made right; and those that he made right, he also glorified.
May your minds be enlightened so you can understand the hope he’s called you to— the glorious riches he promises as an inheritance to his holy people. May you also understand God’s amazing power
So don’t be ashamed to tell others about our Lord, or be ashamed of me. Instead be ready to share in suffering for the good news as God gives you strength. He is the one who has saved us and called us to live a holy life—not through what we do, but by God’s own plan and through his grace. He gave this grace to us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, and is now revealed in the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He destroyed death, making life and immortality brilliantly clear through the good news.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you into his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore you, support you, strengthen you, and give you a solid foundation.
"I knew exactly who you would be before I created you in your mother’s womb; I chose you before you were born to be a prophet to the nations."
A resposta ao chamado
Ninguém pode vir a mim se o Pai não o atrair. Deus escolheu os fracos para confundir os fortes — e nos chamou para a luz.
"No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me attracts them, and I will raise them up at the last day.
Brothers and sisters, remember your calling—and that this did not include many who are wise, humanly speaking; not many who are powerful; not many who are important. Instead God chose the things the world considers foolish to humiliate those who think they are wise. He chose the things the world considers weak to humiliate those who think they are strong.
Listen, my dear friends: Didn’t God choose those who the world considers poor to be rich in their trust in him, and to inherit the kingdom he promised to those who love him?
He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, through whom we have been set free and our sins forgiven.
"Repent!" Peter told them. "All of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is given to you, to your children, and to all who are far away—everyone the Lord our God calls."
Confirmando o chamado
Procurai tornar cada vez mais firme a vossa vocação. Deus começou a boa obra e a completará até o dia de Cristo.
So, brothers and sisters, be all the more determined to make sure you are truly "called and chosen." If you do this, you won’t ever fall. You will receive a tremendous welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I’m absolutely sure that God who began this good work in you will continue working and bring it to a successful conclusion when Jesus Christ returns.
For many are invited, but few are chosen."