The Call is Final

Jude 1:1 KJV

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

Lists don't always imply order of importance or chronology.

• Sometimes a list will be alphabetical
• Sometimes it will be entirely random

However, when a list is given us in Scripture its order ought to be at least considered. In this case, though nothing says so, there is a sense that this order is significant.

And of significance is that the call is last.

The sanctification of the Father speaks of salvation whereby we are set apart from this world.

The preservation of Jesus Christ speaks of our security as His own.

And then there is the call.

Many claim that the call of God is not for salvation but it is the call for the saved to be conformed into the image of Jesus Christ. This passage supports that teaching. Once we are saved and safe God still calls to us, woos us out of this world to what Gills says is...

"… called out of darkness into light, and from bondage to liberty; and from a dependence on themselves to the grace and righteousness of Christ; and from society with the men of the world to fellowship with him; and to eternal glory…

May we who are saints answer that call.