(GOD’S) CALLING – ELECTION

Mission or Vocation from God

[in sense – God predestined]

 

 

Webster Dictionary 1828 Definition:

 

 

CALLING, noun

 

1. A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtain an answer, as in legislative bodies.

 

2. Vocation; profession; trade; usual occupation, or employment.

 

Pope. Swift. 1 Corinthians 7:20

 

3. Class of persons engaged in any profession or employment.

 

4. Divine summons, vocation, or invitation.

 

Give all diligence to make your calling and election sure. 2 Peter 1:10.

 

 

ELEC'TION, noun [Latin electio.]

 

1. The act of choosing; choice; the act of selecting one or more from others. Hence appropriately,

 

2. The act of choosing a person to fill an office or employment, by any manifestation of preference, as by ballot, uplifted hands or viva voce; as the election of a king, of a president, or a mayor.

 

Corruption in elections is the great enemy of freedom.

 

3. Choice; voluntary preference; free will; liberty to act or not. It is at his election to accept or refuse.

 

4. Power of choosing or selecting.

 

5. Discernment; discrimination; distinction.

 

To use men with much difference and election is good.

 

6. In theology, divine choice; predetermination of God, by which persons are distinguished as objects of mercy, become subjects of grace, are sanctified and prepared for heaven.

 

There is a remnant according to the election of grace.

 

Romans 11:5.

 

7. The public choice of officers.

 

8. The day of a public choice of officers.

 

9. Those who are elected.

 

The election hath obtained it. Romans 11:5.

 

 

 

Locations in the KJV of Bible with verses related to this subject:

 

 

Romans 8:28-30       called according to his purpose, he did predestinate

 

Romans 9:22-24       His mercy for those he called both Jew and Gentile

 

1 Corinthians 1:25-31          Not many wise, mighty or noble are called

 

1 Corinthians 7:17-24          As a person was when he was called, let that person thus walk. God did not wait for him to change before calling.

 

 

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