Calling and Election Made Sure

Thoughts on Davidic Kingship.

This week we’ll look at having one’s Calling and Election Made Sure under Seeing God the Son in mortality - 2 Peter 1:10.  Once a Son/Daughter/Elect  passes a second Baptism of Fire their covenant (Davidic) with God becomes unconditional and everlasting.  In this review, we'll consider the conversion of covenants to a permanent status, how this process looks under being Born Again and Going Onto Perfection, and then we'll look at Jacob as an example of making one's Calling and Election Made Sure.

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The Process of Perfection
Our Process of Perfection looks like this:

                                                                     Individual Salvation
                                                                             Born Again
​            ​                                           (Redemption / Sanctification)
     Born of the Blood / Born of the Water > Keeps the Commandments > Born of God/Spirit

                                                                       Married Exaltation
                                                                    Going Onto Perfection
                       Becoming Perfect > Reaches the Full Stature of Messiah > Sees God the Son

From Conditional/Temporary to Unconditional/Everlasting
The concept of having ones covenants made unconditional and everlasting after passing a Baptism of Fire wasn’t a concept that was taught to me as a young Believer.  In Isaiah’s Gospel, the full concept is that as a person initially enters into a covenant relationship with God, their covenant is temporary and conditional until they prove their loyalty to God through a trial of faith - a Baptism of Fire.  Once they have passed a Baptism of Fire, their covenant with God becomes unconditional and everlasting.​

Covenants are Temporary and Conditional  >

Baptism of Fire  > (Trial of Faith)

Covenants are Unconditional and Everlasting

​Dr. Gileadi commenting on this process on the Son/Daughter/Elect level states,

"In the pattern of ancient Near Eastern covenants between emperors and their vassal kings, covenants become unconditional when a vassal proves exceedingly loyal to an emperor. At that point, their “lord–servant” relationship turns into a “father–son” relationship, although the vassal may be no blood relative of the emperor. The emperor’s legal adoption of the vassal as his “son” guarantees him the right to a city-state—a Promised Land—over which he and his descendants may rule him in perpetuity or “forever.” God makes such an unconditional covenant with King David and his heirs (Jeremiah 33:19–26), and it becomes the model for all future kings."

"God’s calling David his “servant,” “son,” and “firstborn,” and God’s acting as David’s “lord” and “father” (Psalms 2:6–7; 89:3, 20, 26–27, 49), express the unconditional nature of God’s covenant after David proves loyal. David proves his loyalty to God by trusting implicitly in him to give him the victory when the Philistines challenge Israel (1 Samuel 17:26–47; 23:1–5); by not speaking a word against God’s “anointed” (King Saul), even when Saul seeks his life and God gives David power over him (1 Samuel 24:1–22; 26:1–25); and by valiantly defending God’s people Israel against the Philistines and against all their enemies (2 Samuel 3:18)."  (From Conditional to Unconditional Covenant, http://www.isaiahexplained.com/resources/overviews-of-the-prophecy-of-isaiah)​


Sealed by the Spirit
When we reviewed being Born Again, we saw that our covenants were made unconditional and everlasting after we passed a Baptism of Fire and those covenants were sealed to us by the Spirit and then we received a witness from the Spirit. So that process looks like this,​

​Born Again

Jacob/Israel/Believers	.	Zion/Jerusalem/Pure In Heart	.
Covenants temporary and conditional.  (Abrahamic, Threshold, Priesthood, Sinai)  >	Baptism of Fire (Trial of Faith)   Endures Persecution  >​	Covenants Sealed by the Spirit - covenants made unconditional and everlasting >	Receives a witness from the Spirit.

Calling and Election Made Sure
When we get to Married Exaltation, once we pass a second Baptism of Fire, our covenant (Davidic) with God becomes unconditional and everlasting - our calling and election is made sure. One’s elect status under the Davidic Covenant is sealed by the Lord Himself.​

​Going Onto Perfection

Zion/Jerusalem/Pure In Heart	.	Sons/Daughters/Elect	.
Covenant temporary and conditional (Davidic)	Second Baptism of Fire - tried under all conditions (Trial of Faith)  >​	Covenants are Sealed by the Lord and made unconditional and everlasting - Calling and Election Made Sure	Sees God the Son

Biblical Examples
In previous posts, I have used Abraham as an example of enduring a trial of faith, aka a Baptism of Fire, to illustrate the conversion of covenants being changed from temporary to permanent when God asked Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice - Genesis 22:1,2

We also see this in the incident when Jacob "wrestles" with the Lord and Jacob's covenants are changed  from temporary to permanent, but here with Jacob we see the scriptures lay out this process in short order.  If we recall in the 32 chapter of Genesis starting with verse 24 through 27, we see Jacob wrestling with the Lord.  The idea of wrestling can be interpreted as the Lord testing Jacob's commitment to the Lord through some sort of test - struggling with a problem - a
Baptism of Fire.

Next we see, in verse 28, that Jacob prevails and the Lord gives Jacob a new name declares that Jacob is a prince and has power with God.  Then we see Jacob state that he has seen God in verse 30.  So in summary, we see Jacob make his Calling and Election Made Sure.

Baptism of Fire  >	Calling and Election Made Sure  >	Sees God
The Lord tries "wrestles" Jacob. ​Verses 24-27	Receives a New Name, is called a Prince, and has power with God. ​Verse 28 Jacob's covenant relationship with God becomes everlasting.	Receives a Witness through  God's presence. ​Verse 30