John Gill in his Commentary on this phrase “the hope of His calling” states: “that ye may know what is the hope of his calling; by which is meant, the effectual calling of the saints”. (Emphasis added.) This “hope of His calling” is not the Billy Graham altar call, hoping that man will exercise his “free will” to accept the altar call. This “hope of His calling” is “irresistible grace”, the “I” in “TULIP”. This is “in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places”, namely resurrection power. See above verses 19 and 20. This “hope of His calling” is powerfully described in Ephesians 2:4-6: “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,”
Posted by: Bill Hornbeck | January 6, 2009
The Hope of His Calling
As some of you may know, I am daily reading through Scripture in its order. Today’s devotion included Ephesians 1:18-21. This article focuses on that one phrase “the hope of His calling”.
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.” Ephesians 1:18-21.
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