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Romans 8:28-30 NASB
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters;
and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

1) Who are those "called" according to His purpose? Those who love God. Thus created beings who exist and have chosen to love God. Some translations choose to include the article, thus reading those who are the called according to His purpose. Therefore those in view are those who have been transferred into Christ's spiritual body.

2) Who are those He foreknew? Those who have been individually called (placed within Christ's spiritual body) because they love God.

3) How did God foreknow them or what about them did He know beforehand? God's redemption plan was to choose believers that He credited with righteous faith. Thus God knew beforehand that believers who love God were the chosen ones, the called.

4) What else did God plan and predestine for those chosen? To cause them to be conformed to the image of His Son.

5) Now in the present, God is implementing His redemption plan, calling those whose faith He credits, by setting them apart in Christ, the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.

6) And these placed into Christ, are made alive together with Christ, undergoing the washing of regeneration, which removes whatever God held against them, and thus are justified by the blood of Christ.

7) And therefore, our spiritual rebirth as children of God, glories us as siblings of Christ, made blameless and perfect and righteous. And of course, those who are "the called" have been glorified.

 

Romans 8:28 (Interpretive Translation)

Yet we have perceived that the ones loving God...
The Greek word translated ones loving God is a verb participle that acts as an adjective describing its subject whether supplied or implied. Therefore those called exist and have chosen to love God.

All is working together for good...
No matter the circumstances of those saved, the end result will be the blessings of salvation, thus no matter what, all works together for ultimate good.

to the ones being called according to purpose...
Those called according to God's purpose are those that love God and have righteous faith as determined by God.

 

Romans 8:29 (Interpretive Translation)

Because those whom God knew would be chosen based on their love and faith,

He also designated beforehand that they would be conformed to the image of His Son,

For His Son would be the firstborn of many siblings.

 

Of course!!!! Therefore, drum roll please, we existed and had learned of God's love before we chose to believe in the truth.

 

Romans 8:30 (Interpretive Translation)

Yet those whom He designated beforehand (in His Redemption plan) to be conformed,

He also called - those called in this usage are those transferred spiritually into Christ's spiritual body, thus those saved.

And those whom He called, He also justified - once placed within and thus given to Christ, believers undergo the washing of regeneration, resulting in being made alive and therefore justified, no longer dead in sin.

And those whom He justified, He also glorified - as a blameless, righteous, perfect spiritual child of God and sibling of Christ.

 

Romans 8:28 (Interpretive Translation)

Yet we have perceived that the ones loving God...
The Greek word translated ones loving God is a verb participle that acts as an adjective describing its subject whether supplied or implied. Therefore those called exist and have chosen to love God.

All is working together for good...
No matter the circumstances of those saved, the end result will be the blessings of salvation, thus no matter what, all works together for ultimate good.

to the ones being called according to purpose...
Those called according to God's purpose are those that love God and have righteous faith as determined by God

 

Romans 8:29 (Interpretive Translation)
Because those whom God knew would be chosen based on their love and faith,
He also designated beforehand that they would be conformed to the image of His Son,
For His Son would be the firstborn of many siblings.

 

Romans 8:30 (Interpretive Translation)
Yet those whom He designated beforehand (in His Redemption plan) to be conformed,
He also called - those called in this usage are those transferred spiritually into Christ's spiritual body, thus those saved.
And those whom He called, He also justified - once placed within and thus given to Christ, believers undergo the washing of regeneration, resulting in being made alive and therefore justified, no longer dead in sin.
And those whom He justified, He also glorified - as a blameless, righteous, perfect spiritual child of God and sibling of Christ.

 

Romans 8:28-30 NASB
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters;
and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

1) Who are those "called" according to His purpose? Those who love God. Thus created beings who exist and have chosen to love God. Some translations choose to include the article, thus reading those who are the called according to His purpose. Therefore those in view are those who have been transferred into Christ's spiritual body.

2) Who are those He foreknew? Those who have been individually called (placed within Christ's spiritual body) because they love God.

3) How did God foreknow them or what about them did He know beforehand? God's redemption plan was to choose believers that He credited with righteous faith. Thus God knew beforehand that believers who love God were the chosen ones, the called.

4) What else did God plan and predestine for those chosen? To cause them to be conformed to the image of His Son.

5) Now in the present, God is implementing His redemption plan, calling those whose faith He credits, by setting them apart in Christ, the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.

6) And these placed into Christ, are made alive together with Christ, undergoing the washing of regeneration, which removes whatever God held against them, and thus are justified by the blood of Christ.

7) And therefore, our spiritual rebirth as children of God, glories us as siblings of Christ, made blameless and perfect and righteous. And of course, those who are "the called" have been glorified.

 

Yet we have perceived that for the ones loving God, all is working together for good, to the ones becoming "the called" according to His purpose. Because those whom God knew would be chosen based on their love and faith, He also designated beforehand to be conformed to the image of His Son, for His Son would be the firstborn of many siblings. And those He designated beforehand, in His Redemption plan, He also called (or transferred into Christ), and those He called, He also justified (by the washing of regeneration) and those whom He justified, He also glorified as blameless, righteous, perfect spiritual children of God, siblings of Christ.

 

The purpose of God choosing a people for His own possession is stated over and over in scripture. Read 1 Peter 2:9-10

 

See, you really believe in making false claims about Romans 9:16

 

What does "called according to His purpose" mean? We have already presented the view that those called are those who are transferred into Christ's spiritual body, becoming "the called."

"According to" translates the preposition "Kata" with the meaning of "in consequence of" so the idea is that those transferred, were transferred in consequence of "His purpose."

Purpose translates a Greek word meaning to place before others a determination or plan of action, such as God's Redemption Plan. So those transferred into Christ's spiritual body were transferred in consequence of God's predetermined redemption plan, His purpose.

Yet we have perceived that for the ones loving God, all is working together for good, to the ones becoming "the called" according to His purpose.