"Baskets of Fragments for the Children"
I CORINTHIANS, i. 9: God is, faithful, by whom ye are called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ. Here you see in this text all saints are called of God to the fellowship of his Son; and then, in verse 24: But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and wisdom of God. So you can’t help seeing from all these verses, the particularity of this call, and that to a particular end. See it in this verse—1 Peter, ii. 9: Who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. And why hath he given these persons this calling? The same verse and the verse before gives you the answer, thus: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. Others stumbled and were offended at Christ, but these chosen and therefore called out of darkness to light. |
