Called
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God-- Romans 1:6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. Romans 1:7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Here in all three verses the Greek is kletos. It means to be called or invited. It is an ajective not a verb. It is an accepted invite or call. -------------------------------------------- Romans 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations ,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. In the Holman Christian Standard Bible The meaning of the Greek word katenanti is “He is the father of us all in God’s sight” gives us the sense of the word. The word made is set or appoint Quicken is to be made alive --...