‘For many receive the external, ineffectual call that, taken by itself, is insufficient for the sinner to respond positively in repentance and faith to the good news of salvation; but few receive the accompanying internal, irresistible call of the Holy Spirit to rightly respond to the gospel invitation.’ (Matt. 22.14)[1]
Note
1. The above ‘paraphrase’ was inspired by Guy Waters’ article from The Gospel Coalition website, ‘What Did Jesus Mean by “Many Are Called, but Few Are Chosen?” ’ (9 Jun. 2017), <https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/what-did-jesus-mean-by-many-are-called-but-few-are-chosen>.Copyright © J. D. Gallé, 2017. All rights reserved.
Latest revisions: 11 June 2017 (made slight emendations); 17 January 2018 (converted two colons to full stops); 21 May 2019 (removed emphases); modified scriptural abbreviation (19 Nov. 2021).
