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Calling on the Name of the LordMatthew Benfield
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Most often it refers to worship:
What does it mean?
Most often it refers to worship:
Genesis 12:8
What does it mean?
Most often it refers to worship:
Genesis 12:8
Genesis 13:4
What does it mean?
Most often it refers to worship:
Genesis 12:8
Genesis 13:4
1 Chronicles 13:6
What does it mean?
Most often it refers to worship:
Genesis 12:8
Genesis 13:4
1 Chronicles 13:6
Psalm 116:17
What does it mean?
It can refer to prayer:
What does it mean?
It can refer to prayer:
Psalm 116:4
What does it mean?
It can refer to prayer:
Psalm 116:4
Lamentations 3:55, 56
What does it mean?
It can refer to prayer:
Psalm 116:4
Lamentations 3:55, 56
Zechariah 13:9
What does it mean?
Its first use refers to obedience:
What does it mean?
Its first use refers to obedience:
Genesis 4:26
What does it mean?
Its first use refers to obedience:
Genesis 4:26
Jeremiah 10:25
What does it mean?
Its first use refers to obedience:
Genesis 4:26
Jeremiah 10:25
Zephaniah 3:9
What does it mean?
Its first use refers to obedience:
Genesis 4:26
Jeremiah 10:25
Zephaniah 3:9
Acts 9:14
What does it have to do with me?
What does it have to do with me?
We are often told that in order to be saved one needs only to pray to god.
What does it have to do with me?
We are often told that in order to be saved one needs only to pray to god.
But do these scriptures refer to prayer?
What does it have to do with me?
We are often told that in order to be saved one needs only to pray to god.
But do these scriptures refer to prayer?
Acts 2:21
Acts 22:16
Acts 2:21
Acts 2:21
These Jews had heard the declaration, “whosoever shall call on the name of the lord shall be saved.”
Acts 2:21
These Jews had heard the declaration, “whosoever shall call on the name of the lord shall be saved.”
Why then did they ask, “men and brethren, what shall we do?” (2:37)
Acts 2:21
These Jews had heard the declaration, “whosoever shall call on the name of the lord shall be saved.”
Why then did they ask, “men and brethren, what shall we do?” (2:37)
Because they knew the phrase is contextual.
Acts 2:21
Acts 2:38
whosoever
every one of you
shall call
repent and be baptized
on the name of the Lord
in the name of
Jesus Christ
shall be saved
for the remission of
sins
Acts 2:21
Acts 2:21
Acts 2:38
whosoever
every one of you
shall call
repent and be baptized
on the name of the Lord
in the name of
Jesus Christ
shall be saved
for the remission of
sins
Acts 2:21
Here it refers to obedience.
Acts 22:16
Does “calling on the name of the lord” refer to Paul's prayer?
On this occasion “calling” does not even function as a verb.
(you)
calling
Arise
an
dand
washaway
be baptized
sinsthy
on
nameof Lord
the
the
Acts 22:16
Cf. Matthew 28:19, 20
Go
an
d
make disciples
ye
therefore,
baptizing them
into name
teaching
them
to
observe thingsall
whatsoevercommandedI
you
theof
Father
and of and
Son
the
of
Spirit
the
theHoly
Cf. Matthew 28:19, 20
Go
an
d
make disciples
ye
therefore,
baptizing them
into name
teaching
them
to
observe thingsall
whatsoevercommandedI
you
theof
Father
and of and
Son
the
of
Spirit
the
theHoly
Cf. Matthew 28:19, 20
Go
an
d
make disciples
ye
therefore,
baptizing them
into name
teaching
them
to
observe thingsall
whatsoevercommandedI
you
theof
Father
and of and
Son
the
of
Spirit
the
theHoly
Cf. Matthew 28:19, 20
Go
an
d
make disciples
ye
therefore,
baptizing them
into name
teaching
them
to
observe thingsall
whatsoevercommandedI
you
theof
Father
and of and
Son
the
of
Spirit
the
theHoly
(you)
calling
Arise
an
dand
washaway
be baptized
sinsthy
on
nameof Lord
the
the
Acts 22:16
(you)
calling
Arise
an
dand
washaway
be baptized
sinsthy
on
nameof Lord
the
the
Acts 22:16
(you)
calling
Arise
an
dand
washaway
be baptized
sinsthy
on
nameof Lord
the
the
Acts 22:16
(you)
calling
Arise
an
dand
washaway
be baptized
sinsthy
on
nameof Lord
the
the
Acts 22:16
Here it refers to obedience.
Will You call on him? Be baptized today!
