Yes — God guides people sovereignly, according to His own eternal purpose, calling them to salvation and to a specific plan for their lives.
Scripture says believers are predestinated according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will (Ephesians 1:11), and that God called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace (2 Timothy 1:9). Les Feldick teaches that every believer has a calling, that God Himself is the seeker who draws people to belief, and that the Holy Spirit woos people with the plan of salvation.
Ephesians 1:11 — Reveals that believers are predestinated according to God's purpose, showing that His guidance follows His own sovereign will.
2 Timothy 1:9 — Explains that God saved and called us with a holy calling not based on our works but according to His own purpose and grace before the world began.
Ephesians 1:11 states that believers are "predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will." The Bible therefore reveals that God's activity in salvation and history is not random; it moves according to His purpose. Second Timothy 1:9 tells us God "hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began." Scripture also shows God opening a heart to receive the gospel, as in the case of Lydia in Acts 16:14. Paul further notes in 1 Corinthians 1:26 that "not many wise men after the flesh... are called," showing that God's purpose does not match human expectations.
Les Feldick emphasizes that God's guidance is rooted in His eternal purpose, not human merit. He points to Ephesians 1:11 and 2 Timothy 1:9, noting that God has called us with a holy calling according to His own purpose and grace — a purpose established before the world began. Every believer, Les says, has a calling. It does not mean everyone has to be a preacher, pastor, teacher, evangelist, or missionary, but God has a plan for each life and it is up to each believer to seek it out. Les also stresses that God is the seeker. Man in his own desire will never seek God; God finds a person and brings him or her to the place of belief. He uses the example of Paul, who was separated from his mother's womb and called by grace for the specific purpose of revealing God's Son and preaching to the Gentiles. According to Les, the Holy Spirit is actively wooing the human race with the plan of salvation, and God sovereignly works all things together according to His design. Believers can look back and recognize how God positioned them in the body of Christ before the world began, and how He has led them step by step to His purpose.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that every believer has a calling. It doesn't mean you have to be a preacher, pastor, teacher, evangelist, or missionary, but God has something He wants you to do. He has a plan for your life, and Les says it is up to each of us to seek it out and find it. God deliberately uses people the world would not expect, because not many wise men after the flesh are called.
According to Les, man in his own desire will never seek God — God is the seeker. God finds a person and brings him to the place of belief. He cites Lydia as an example, whose heart the Lord opened. Les also explains that the Holy Spirit is moving among the human race, wooing people and presenting the plan of salvation. People can look back and see how God led them, just as believers can see that they were chosen in Christ before the world began.
God called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace (2 Timothy 1:9). This purpose was set before the world began. Les uses Paul's conversion to show that God separated him from his mother's womb and called him by grace for a distinct purpose: to reveal His Son in him and preach among the Gentiles. Likewise, believers were already positioned in the body of Christ as part of God's eternal purpose.
Eternal Purpose in Ephesians 1:11
Les teaches that God's purpose is eternal, citing Ephesians 1:11 — believers are predestinated according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will, and that the call is not based on our works.
Called According to His Own Purpose and Grace
Les explains that God called us with a holy calling according to His own purpose and grace, given in Christ Jesus before the world began, and that believers can look back and see they were chosen before creation.
Every Believer Has a Calling
Les says every believer has a calling and God has a plan for his or her life, though it may not be vocational ministry; God deliberately uses the unexpected, since not many wise men after the flesh are called.
Holy Spirit Wooing the Human Race
Les describes the Holy Spirit as moving among the human race, wooing people and presenting the plan of salvation, and he cautions that God's sovereignty and human will are not either/or.
All Things Work According to God's Design
Les emphasizes that everything comes together according to God's design — all things work after the counsel of His will, and even conception happens according to His divine purpose.
God Is the Seeker
Les teaches that man will never seek God on his own; God is the seeker who opens hearts and brings people to belief, as with Lydia and Peter's confession of Christ.
Saved and Called for a Purpose
Les points out that the Trinity met in eternity past and planned creation and the plan of salvation; we are saved and called according to God's purpose, not works.
Paul's Purpose: Apostle to the Gentiles
Using Paul's testimony, Les shows God called him by grace, separated him from the womb, and gave him a distinct purpose: to reveal His Son and preach the gospel to the Gentiles.
Ephesians 1:11: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Shows God's sovereign predestination is according to His purpose and will.
2 Timothy 1:9: Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
Shows God's calling is not based on works but on His purpose and grace.
1 Corinthians 1:26: For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
Shows God's calling does not match worldly standards of wisdom or status.
Acts 16:14: And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Illustrates God opening a heart to believe — God is the initiator in guiding a person to salvation.
Galatians 1:15-16: But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
Paul's own testimony that God called him by grace with a distinct purpose to preach Christ to the Gentiles.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that every believer has a calling, but it does not necessarily mean becoming a preacher, pastor, teacher, evangelist, or missionary. God has a plan for each life, and Les encourages believers to seek it out.
No. According to 2 Timothy 1:9, God saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace. Les emphasizes that human merit means nothing in God's call.
Les teaches that God is the seeker; man will not seek God on his own. God opens the heart, as He did for Lydia, and the Holy Spirit woos people with the plan of salvation. People can look back and see how God brought them to the place of belief.
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