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The Holy Calling 2 Timothy 1:6-14 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling , not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to k...

The High Calling Philippians 3:4-9 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: In this passage, the Apostle Paul recounts his religious heritage - then he states it was all worthless when compared to knowing the Lord Jesus Christ a...

The Hope Of Your Calling I was reading an encouraging devotional this morning over at Julie's Jewels where Sis Julie reminds of us our high calling in Christ, and that in turn reminded me of a message I have been wanting to tackle for some time now. In the New Testament, we see four different phrases in regards to our calling as believers: 1) The Hope Of Your Calling - Ephesians 1:18; 4:4 2) The High Calling - Philippians 3:14 3) The Holy Calling - 2 Timothy 1:9 4) The Heavenly Calling - Hebrews 3:1 Originally, I was going to tackle these all as one devotion, but as I started to dig deeper, I realized these passages/themes were too rich to mention in passing. I have decided to do one devotion on each theme. I was scheduled to preach at lunch time at the Mission today, but we had some unexpected (at least to me) visitors coming in, so I have decided to preach the supper devotional. That gave me a bit more time to develop the first point. The Hope Of Your Calling One aspect of Pau...

The Lord Would Not Repent One word that I have been blessed with tracing throughout the Bible is the word repent and forms thereof. The main Greek word ( metanoeo ) used for " repent" in the New Testament means "to change one's mind" - and the Scriptural usage of this English word is "a change of mind resulting in a change of conduct." This can be verified through studying out each passage where this word is used. There are several good books that take an in-depth look at this word throughout the Scriptures, and I highly recommend reading both: Repentance And Soulwinning (previously entitled, Repentance Is More Than A Sinner's Prayer ) by David Cloud (which can be ordered through Way Of Life Literature - this book also quotes extensively from oldtime preachers, to show what they believed and preached on this important subject, especially as it relates to salvation ); and Except Ye Repent by Harry Ironside (can possibly be found online or as an...