What is the 'outcalling' in Paul's epistles?
The outcalling in Paul's epistles refers to God calling out of the mainstream of humanity the body of Christ, a mixture of predominantly Gentile but also Jewish believers. This group's promises are not earthly but heavenly, and their future rule is in the heavenlies.
Les explains that when you get into Paul's epistles, the outcalling is God calling out of the mainstream of humanity the body of Christ, a mixture of predominantly Gentile but also Jews. Unlike Israel, whose promises were earthly, this group's promises are heavenly, and their future is a rule in the heavenlies. He emphasizes that Bible study requires separating these two entities in God's dealing: the Jew, the nation of Israel, from the church, which is His body, so contradictions and major questions disappear.