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William James Hall
[People]William James Hall (1860–1894) was a Canadian-born physician and medical missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church (the American Northern Methodists). He opened the Methodist mission in Pyongyang and died of illness contracted while treating the wounded during the First Sino-Japanese War. He was the husband of Rosetta Hall.
Effectual Calling
[Doctrine & Theology]Effectual calling is a term in Reformed soteriology for the inward call by which God, through the Holy Spirit, actually brings those who hear the gospel to faith. It is also called effective calling or efficacious calling.
Congregational Meeting
[Organization & Polity]A congregational meeting is an assembly of all the baptized (communicant) members registered in a local church, convened to decide important matters such as electing church officers, calling a pastor, and approving the budget. The name is used in Presbyterian churches; in Korea, other denominations use names such as "general business meeting," and the courts refer to it as a "general meeting of church members."
Esther 4:14
[Bible Verses]Esther 4:14 records Mordecai's words to Esther as she hesitates to go before the king, asking whether she may have come to her royal position "for such a time as this." The verse is frequently cited both for suggesting divine providence without naming God and as a text about calling.
Vocation
[Doctrine & Theology]Vocation is the Protestant theological understanding that regards as God's calling not only the path of pastors and missionaries but also the work by which Christians earn their living and the settings of their everyday lives.
2 Peter 1:5–10
[Bible Verses]A passage that urges believers to add to their faith, in turn, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love, and in this way to make their calling and election sure. It is frequently cited in discussions of sanctification and the assurance of salvation, and denominations differ in emphasis on how election relates to human effort.
Mercy
[Bible]Mercy is the disposition and action of taking pity on the suffering of others, treating them generously, and helping them. Scripture confesses mercy as part of God's character and calls believers to share the same disposition.
Irad
[People]Irad is a figure in the genealogy of Cain in Genesis 4. He was the son of Enoch, the son of Cain, and the father of Mehujael. His name appears only once in the Bible, in Genesis 4:18.
Galatians 1:15–16
[Bible Verses]In this passage, Paul reflects on his calling, saying that God set him apart before he was born and called him by grace to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. It is frequently cited in discussions of vocation, predestination, and Paul's conversion.
Lemuel
[People]Lemuel is a king named in Proverbs 31 who passed on the instruction he received from his mother. He appears nowhere else in the Bible, and neither the nation he ruled nor the period in which he lived is known.
Epaenetus
[People]Epaenetus was a Christian whom Paul greeted in Romans 16:5, calling him "my wellbeloved" and the "firstfruits" of Asia unto Christ.
Jeremiah 1:6-10
[Bible Verses]A passage in which the prophet Jeremiah hesitates at his call, protesting "I am a child," and God promises to be with him and puts His words in his mouth. It is frequently cited in sermons on calling and mission.
Urbanus
[People]Urbanus was a believer in the church at Rome whose name appears in Romans 16:9 in the New Testament. Paul included him in his greetings, calling him "our helper in Christ."
Romans 8:28
[Bible Verses]A verse declaring that "all things work together for good to them that love God." It is among the passages most widely quoted for comfort in suffering, and discussion centers on what "good" means and whether "all things" includes evil and pain.
Isaiah 55
[Bible]Isaiah 55 is a prophetic chapter that opens with a free invitation to all who thirst, continues with an exhortation to seek the LORD and return to him, and closes with the promise that his word will surely accomplish its purpose.
Pastoral Call
[Organization & Polity]A pastoral call is the process by which a church formally invites and receives a minister, such as a senior pastor or associate pastor, according to established procedures. The specific procedures and the body that makes the decision vary with each denomination's system of church government.
Epaphroditus
[People]Epaphroditus was a first-century Christian whom the church at Philippi sent to deliver a gift to the imprisoned Paul and to assist him. He appears only in the Epistle to the Philippians.
Isaiah 55:8–9
[Bible Verses]A declaration that God's thoughts and ways differ from human thoughts and ways and are as high above them as the heavens are above the earth. Although it is a classic passage on divine transcendence, interpreters often emphasize that its original context concerns God's abundant pardon.