The Call of God
50 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
27 sections
- Addressed to All
- Blessedness of Receiving
- Condemnation
- Destruction
- Effectual to Saints
- Illustrated
- Most Reject
- Partakers of, Justified
- Praise God For
- Rejection by God
- Rejection of, Leads to Delusion
- Rejection of, Leads to Judicial Blindness
- Temporal Judgments
- To Man Is of Grace
- To Man Is: According to the Purpose of God
- To Man Is: Heavenly
- To Man Is: High
- To Man Is: Holy
- To Man Is: To Eternal Life
- To Man Is: To Fellowship with Christ
- To Man Is: To Glory and Virtue
- To Man Is: To Holiness
- To Man Is: To Liberty
- To Man Is: To Peace
- To Man Is: To the Eternal Glory of Christ
- Walk Worthy of
- Withdrawal of the Means of Grace
Addressed to All
- Isaiah 45:22 Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- Matthew 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Blessedness of Receiving
- Revelation 19:9 Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
Condemnation
- John 12:48 There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
- Hebrews 2:1–3 We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. …
- Hebrews 12:25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
Destruction
- Proverbs 29:1 A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
- Matthew 22:3–7 He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. …
Effectual to Saints
- Psalm 110:3 Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
- Acts 2:47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
- Acts 13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
- 1 Corinthians 1:24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Illustrated
- Proverbs 9:3–4 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city. …
- Matthew 23:3–9 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. …
Most Reject
- Proverbs 1:24 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
- Matthew 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Partakers of, Justified
- Romans 8:30 And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
Praise God For
- 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Rejection by God
- Proverbs 1:14–32 Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse” — …
- Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
- Jeremiah 6:30 They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
Rejection of, Leads to Delusion
- Isaiah 66:4 So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10–11 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. …
Rejection of, Leads to Judicial Blindness
- Isaiah 6:9 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
- Acts 28:24–27 Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. …
- Romans 11:8–10 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” …
Temporal Judgments
- Isaiah 28:12 to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.
- Jeremiah 6:16 This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
- Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
- Jeremiah 35:17 Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them but they …
- Zechariah 7:12–14 They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. …
To Man Is of Grace
- Galatians 1:15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
- 2 Timothy 1:9 He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
To Man Is: According to the Purpose of God
- Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Romans 9:11 Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
- Romans 9:23–24 What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory — …
To Man Is: Heavenly
- Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
To Man Is: High
- Philippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
To Man Is: Holy
- 1 Timothy 1:9 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
To Man Is: To Eternal Life
- 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
To Man Is: To Fellowship with Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
To Man Is: To Glory and Virtue
- 2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
To Man Is: To Holiness
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
To Man Is: To Liberty
- Galatians 5:13 For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
To Man Is: To Peace
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
- Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
To Man Is: To the Eternal Glory of Christ
- 2 Thessalonians 2:14 To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
Walk Worthy of
- Ephesians 4:1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
Withdrawal of the Means of Grace
- Jeremiah 26:4–6 And you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘If you do not listen to Me and walk in My law, which I have set before you, …
- Acts 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
- Acts 18:6 But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
- Revelation 2:5 Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
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CallThe Call of God by ChristThe Call of God by his MinistersThe Call of God by his WorksThe Call of God by his GospelThe Call of God by his Spirit
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.