Called According to His Purpose!
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." - Romans 8:28 [KJV] "According to His purpose" —for He had purposed before the world was who His called ones would be, and also purposed that all things would work for their good. The doings of His grace in time, are ever the result of the purposes of His grace before the foundation of the world (Romans 8:30). "Those who are CALLED according to His purpose." These are called to know themselves as guilty before God and deserving of eternal condemnation. These are called to know the all-sufficiency of Christ to save. These are called to trust in His atoning death as their only hope of salvation. These are called out of the world. They no longer revel in the world's gaieties, or are swayed by its corrupt principles. These are called to be followers of the despised Lord Jesus, treading in His footsteps. This is the calling w...