How to Call on the Lord

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How to Call on the Lord!

• Rom 1012-13
  12 For there is no difference between the
  Jew and the Greek for the same Lord over all is
  rich unto all that call upon him. 13
  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
  Lord shall be saved.

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What does it mean to call on the name of the
Lord?

• Rom 1012-16
  
  12 For there is no difference between the Jew
  and the Greek for the same Lord over all is rich
  unto all that call upon him.
  13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
  Lord shall be saved.
  
  14 How then shall they call on
  him in whom they have not believed? and how shall
  they believe in him of whom they have not heard?
  and how shall they hear without a preacher?
  15 And how
  shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is
  written, How beautiful are the feet of them that
  preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad
  tidings of good things!
  16 But they have not all
  obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who
  hath believed our report?

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Romans 1012-16

• Calling on the Lord
• Romans 1012-13.
• Joel 232
  
  32 And it shall come to pass, that
  whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD
  shall be delivered for in mount Zion and in
  Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath
  said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall
  call.
• Romans 1014-16
• Sequence of Romans 1014
• Preacher preaches
• Hearer hears
• Hearer believes
• Hearer calls

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Joel 232

• Peter also quoted Joel in Acts 221.
• Acts 221
• 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever
  shall call on the name of the Lord shall be
  saved.
• Acts 237-38
• 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in
  their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest
  of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we
  do?
  
  38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
  baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
  Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
  receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• A Comparison Between Joel Acts
• Calling on the name of the Lord Acts 221
  Joel 232
• Pricked, Repented, Baptized Acts 237-38

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Acts 913-14,21

• Acts 913-14
  13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I
  have heard by many of this man, how much evil he
  hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem
  14 And here he hath authority from the
  chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
• Acts 921
  21 But all that heard him were
  amazed, and said Is not this he that destroyed
  them which called on this name in Jerusalem,

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How Did Paul Call on the Lord?

• he arose was baptized. Acts
  918
• And now why are you waiting? Arise be
  baptized, wash away your sins, calling on the
  name of the Lord. Acts 2216

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1 Corinthians 12

• Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to
  them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called
  to be saints, with all that in every place call
  upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both
  theirs and ours
• In 1 Corinthians 12
• How when did the Corinthian Christians call
  on the name of the Lord?

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Acts 181,8

• 181 After these things Paul departed from
  Athens, and came to Corinth
• 8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue,
  believed on the Lord with all his house and many
  of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were
  baptized.
• In 1 Cor. 12-----Acts 181,8
• The Corinthians called on the name of the Lord
  by hearing, believing, being baptized.

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2 Timothy 222

• 22 Flee also youthful lusts but follow
  righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them
  that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• In 2 Timothy 222
• Those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart
  refers to Christians who are living godly lives.

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Psalm 14518

• 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon
  him, to all that call upon him in truth.
• In Psalm 14518
• Submitting to Gods will in humble obedience is
  equivalent to calling upon the Lord in truth.

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Isaiah 556-7

• 6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call
  ye upon him while he is near
  7 Let the wicked
  forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his
  thoughts and let him return unto the LORD, and
  he will have mercy upon him and to our God, for
  he will abundantly pardon.
• In Isaiah 556-7
• For a Jew in Isaiahs day, calling upon God
  meant
• Forsake wicked ways
• Forsake unrighteous thoughts
• Return to the Lord.

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Conclusion

• Calling on the Lord means responding obediently
  to the will of God.
• Matt 721
  21 Not every one that saith
  unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom
  of heaven but he that doeth the will of my
  Father which is in heaven.
• Luke 646
  46 And why call ye me, Lord,
  Lord, and do not the things which I say?
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