Audio commentary on this verse

Note 7 at Ro 1:6: This verse states that we are "the called of Jesus Christ." The next verse (Ro 1:7) states to what Jesus has called us: He called us to be saints (see note 5 at Ac 9:13). God's grace has extended the call (or invitation) to every person to become a saint through salvation (Tit 2:11), but not everyone chooses to respond positively to this call. If a person rejects God's call, then God chooses to reject that person (Lu 12:9 and 1Jo 2:23), therefore the statement of Mt 22:14, "For many are called, but few are chosen."