New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Call of God, The

• By Christ Isa. 55:5; Rom. 1:6
• By His Spirit Rev. 22:17
• By His works Ps. 19:2, 3; Rom. 1:20
• By His ministers Jer. 35:15; 2 Cor. 5:20
• By His gospel 2 Th. 2:14
• Is from darkness 1 Pet. 2:9
• Addressed to all Isa. 45:22; Mt. 20:16
• Most reject Pr. 1:24; Mt. 20:16
• Effectual to saints Ps. 110:3; Acts 2:47, 13:48; 1 Cor. 1:24
• To man is
  • Of grace Gal. 1:15; 2 Tim. 1:9
  • According to the purpose of God Rom. 8:28, 9:11, 23, 24
  • High Phil. 3:14
  • Holy 1 Tim. 1:9
  • Heavenly Heb. 3:1
  • To fellowship with Christ 1 Cor. 1:9
  • To holiness 1 Th. 4:7
  • To liberty Gal. 5:13
  • To peace 1 Cor. 7:15; Col. 3:15
  • To glory and virtue 2 Pet. 1:3
  • To the eternal glory of Christ 2 Th. 2:14; 1 Pet. 5:10
  • To eternal life 1 Tim. 6:12
• Partakers of, justified Rom. 8:30
• Walk worthy of Eph. 4:1
• Blessedness of receiving Rev. 19:9
• Praise God for 1 Pet. 2:9
• Illustrated Pr. 9:3, 4; Mt. 23:3-9
• Rejection of, leads to
  • Judicial blindness Isa. 6:9; Acts 28:24-27; Rom. 11:8-10
  • Delusion Isa. 66:4; 2 Th. 2:10, 11
  • Withdrawal of the means of grace Jer. 26:4-6; Acts 13:46, 18:6; Rev. 2:5
  • Temporal judgments Isa. 28:12; Jer. 6:16, 19, 35:17; Zech. 7:12-14
  • Rejection by God Pr. 1:24-32; Jer. 6:19, 30
  • Condemnation Jn. 12:48; Heb. 2:1-3, 12:25
  • Destruction Pr. 29:1; Mt. 22:3-7