Lessons From Jude Pt.1: What Does It Mean To Be “Called” By God?
How can one with dirty hands become clean by scrubbing himself with those same hands? There is only one solution: he must be the object of cleansing and not the worker of cleansing. Consequently, to be “called” identifies the Christian as one who has been appointed to be the object of God’s affections, mercy, and saving grace, to be chosen to be part of the royal priesthood, someone for Christ’s own possession (1 Pet. 2:9).