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Discipleship Focus: Calling
- Calling asks whether or not God has called the person to the particular work at this point in their life.
Today I’m going to continue the trend of looking at a very deep
theological passage from a slightly different perspective. In Romans 4 Paul does the vast majority of
his theological work on salvation by grace rather than salvation by works. It is in this chapter that we understand that
righteousness is credited to us by God’s grace rather than due to us by God
because of our work. God allows us to be
counted as righteous before we can ever do anything to earn it.
But let’s take a step back.
God calls us into righteousness.
God wants us to come to Him. He
wants us to find Him. He wants us to
know grace rather than wrath. The reason
He extends grace first is because He desires it for us in our life.
Regardless of whatever else God may be calling you into, know that
God is calling you into righteousness first and foremost. Before God wants you to do anything else He
wants you to know His grace. Before He
sets any other plan before you He wants you to be wrapped in
righteousness. Righteousness is so much
more than a state of existence. It is a
calling.
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