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.
And we have known that to those loving God all things work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose; because whom He foreknew, He also foreordained, conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be firstborn among many brothers; and whom He foreordained, these also He called; and whom He called, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He glorified.
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the holy ones, and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,
therefore you may not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but you suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God, 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, and was made visible now through the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who indeed abolished death, and enlightened life and immortality through the good news,
And the God of all grace, who called you to His perpetual glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle [you];
"Before I form you in the belly, I have known you; and before you come forth from the womb I have separated you; I have made you 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 is able to come to Me if the Father who sent Me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;
for see your calling, brothers, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God chose the foolish things of the world that He may put the wise to shame; and God chose the weak things of the world that He may put the strong to shame;
Listen, my beloved brothers, did God not choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving Him?
who rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have the redemption [[through His blood]], the forgiveness of sins,
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, for the promise is to you and to your children, and to all those far off, as many as the LORD our God will call."
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.
therefore, rather, brothers, be diligent to make steadfast your calling and [divine] selection, for doing these things you may never stumble; in this way the entrance into the continuous kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplemented to you.
having been confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you, will complete [it] until [the] day of Jesus Christ,
for many are called, and few chosen."