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“For many are called, but few are chosen.” — Matthew 22:14

It’s one of Jesus’ most quoted statements, but is it saying what we’ve often been told it means?

In this episode of The Victory U Podcast: Biblical Misconceptions, Dr. David Eadie puts Matthew 22:14 back where it belongs: inside Jesus’ Parable of the Wedding Feast.

We unpack the Greek words klētos (κλητός), meaning called or invited, and eklektos (ἐκλεκτός), meaning chosen or elect, and explore what Jesus is actually teaching about the kingdom of God, grace, election, repentance, discipleship, and transformation.

The issue isn’t simply whether you received an invitation. The deeper question is:

How are you responding to the King who invited you?

🔥 The gospel is radically gracious in its invitation and radically transformative in its expectation.

We’ll also confront two opposite errors: religious entitlement and cheap grace. You don’t transform yourself to earn God’s invitation, but genuine grace was never meant to leave you unchanged.

If you’ve ever wondered what “many are called, but few are chosen” really means, this episode is for you.

📖 Key Scriptures: Matthew 22:1–14 | Matthew 21:33–46 | Ephesians 1:4 | Ephesians 2:8–10 | Titus 2:11–12 | Colossians 3:9–10

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