Isa. 62:2). Our standing rests on God’s generous love and leads to holiness, shown in obedience. Paul also comments that believers are “called to belong to Jesus” (Rom. 1:6). In contemporary Christian conversation, “calling” often means God-given work that utilizes God-given gifts—commonly with a whiff of interest in self-development. But God’s primary call to everyone is to believe and to be holy or set apart for God. A “saint” is not necessarily a virtuous disciple. Every believer is a saint, by
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