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Calling in the New Testament |
VERSE | WHO | WHEN | WHERE | IN WHAT CONDITION | HOW | FOR WHAT REASON, BENEFIT, OR RESULT |
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Acts 2:21 (footnotes 1-3) | Whosoever | The last days (v. 17) | In Jerusalem | Needing salvation | (1) To be saved (2) To receive the outpoured Spirit (v. 18) | |
Acts 7:59 | Stephen | (1) In persecution (2)In the Sanhedrin | Being martyred | Lord Jesus | For God to receive his spirit | |
Acts 9:14, 21 | Saul (persecuting the callers) | Saul wanted to bind and destroy all who called | on this name (v. 21) | Saul could identify believers by their calling (showing that it was vocal) | ||
Acts 22:16 | Paul | While being baptized | In baptismal water | Newly saved | To wash away his sins | |
Romans 10:12-14 | Whosoever | Having belief in the heart (v. 9) | Confessing with the mouth (v. 10) | (1) To receive and enjoy His riches (2) To be saved | ||
1 Cor. 1:2 | The church and all those | In every place | (1) Sanctified in Christ Jesus (2) Saints | |||
1 Cor. 12:3 | Any man | In the Holy Spirit | Lord Jesus (Greek) | To remain in the Holy Spirit | ||
Hebrews 13:15 | Hebrew believers | Continually | Outside the camp (v. 13) | (1) Through Him (2) Confessing His name (3) With our lips (4) Continually | To offer a continual sacrifice of praise to God | |
2 Timothy 2:22 | Timothy | With them (the church) | (1) Fleeing youthful lusts (2) Pursuing the things of God | out of a pure heart | (1) To flee youthful lusts (2) To pursue faithfulness, righteousness, love and peace in the church life |
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