the doctrine of the call — Martyn Lloyd-Jones

“Is it not one of the great marks of the Christian salvation that God planned it before the foundation of the world? Not only that, he knew us individually before the foundation of the world. Our names were written in the Lamb’s Book of Life before we were ever born. This is glorious! This is wonderful! The whole doctrine of the call is involved in this phrase (“And he must needs go through Samaria” - John 4:4). He knows us one by one & knows all about us, & he meets us: “he must needs…” (John 4:4). He knows this compulsion… The Son of God comes to meet us in his own appointed time & way. As we have seen, from our standpoint we never know when. We must always be expectant, always open, always, as it were, anticipating by faith. But he comes!…” — Martyn Lloyd-Jones