Are Your Children Called?
"Calling" is the term the Bible uses for the process of God bringing a people into a relationship with Himself (Acts 2:37-39 Acts 2:37-39 [37] Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brothers, what shall we do?
[38] Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
[39] For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
American King James Version×; 1 Corinthians 1:2 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
American King James Version×; 2 Peter 1:10 2 Peter 1:10Why the rather, brothers, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall:
American King James Version×). It may surprise some to learn that God is not calling everyone in this present age (compare John 6:44 John 6:44No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
American King James Version×), but is working with a small group of people called the "firstfruits" (James 1:18 James 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
American King James Version×)—training them to help Him during the 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth. (To understand further, please request a copy of our free booklet What Is Your Destiny?) If you are reading this magazine and coming to understand the scriptural teachings it presents, God is likely calling you—and your children—now. What does that calling mean? That God wants to have a personal relationship with you, wants you to follow His laws and way of life, to repent of sin, become baptized, receive the gift of His Holy Spirit and ultimately be changed to an eternal spirit being to live forever as part of His divine family. What an awesome calling for you and your children! A parent who is called by God and understands God's truth really has but one course of action. He or she must follow Abraham's example of teaching his children God's truth, with the expectation that they will understand God's way of life and choose it as their own. The biblical perspective is always to encourage people to answer God's calling. God revealed through the prophet Malachi that one of His purposes in human marriage is that "He seeks godly offspring" (Malachi 2:15 Malachi 2:15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
American King James Version×). This is God's desire for our children—their special heritage and identity. GN
American King James Version×; 1 Corinthians 1:2 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
American King James Version×; 2 Peter 1:10 2 Peter 1:10Why the rather, brothers, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall:
American King James Version×). It may surprise some to learn that God is not calling everyone in this present age (compare John 6:44 John 6:44No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
American King James Version×), but is working with a small group of people called the "firstfruits" (James 1:18 James 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
American King James Version×)—training them to help Him during the 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth. (To understand further, please request a copy of our free booklet What Is Your Destiny?) If you are reading this magazine and coming to understand the scriptural teachings it presents, God is likely calling you—and your children—now. What does that calling mean? That God wants to have a personal relationship with you, wants you to follow His laws and way of life, to repent of sin, become baptized, receive the gift of His Holy Spirit and ultimately be changed to an eternal spirit being to live forever as part of His divine family. What an awesome calling for you and your children! A parent who is called by God and understands God's truth really has but one course of action. He or she must follow Abraham's example of teaching his children God's truth, with the expectation that they will understand God's way of life and choose it as their own. The biblical perspective is always to encourage people to answer God's calling. God revealed through the prophet Malachi that one of His purposes in human marriage is that "He seeks godly offspring" (Malachi 2:15 Malachi 2:15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
American King James Version×). This is God's desire for our children—their special heritage and identity. GN
