Answer: We should be calling people to the obedience
that comes from faith--calling people to belong to Jesus
Christ, (verses 5 and 6).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Acts 9:15: "But the Lord said to
Ananias, 'Go! This man is My chosen instrument to carry My
Name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of
Israel.'"
Acts 6:7: "So the Word of God
spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and
a large number of priests became obedient to the
faith."
Romans 16:25-27: "Now to Him Who is
able to establish you by my Gospel and the proclamation of Jesus
Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long
ages past, but now revealed and made known through the prophetic
writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations
might believe and obey Him--to the only wise God be glory
forever through Jesus Christ! Amen."
