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 "question": "In Romans 8:28, what was the call, and who are \"the called\"?",
 "answer": "The call was an invitation to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. This call has gone out to the whole world. \"The called\" are all who answer the call by faith in Jesus Christ.",
 "url": "/faq/basics-rhet-in-romans-8-28-what-was-the-call-and-who-are-the-called/",
 "unit": 1,
 "lesson": "1-2",
 "lesson_title": "The Plan—Redemption",
 "question_type": "rhetorical",
 "tier": 1,
 "faq_class": "rhetorical",
 "aeo_questions": [
  "What is the invitation to believe in Jesus Christ and be saved, and who are the people who accept this invitation?",
  "Who are the individuals invited to accept salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and what is the nature of this invitation?",
  "What is the definition of 'the called' in the context of Romans 8:28, and what does it mean to be among them?"
 ],
 "topic_anchor": null,
 "derivation": "extracted-rhetorical",
 "source_authority": "authoritative",
 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
 "source": {
  "doc_id": "btbm-01-TheBasics-8-10-24",
  "book_page": [
   13,
   13
  ],
  "ref": "The Basics, Lesson 1-2 — The Plan—Redemption (p.13)",
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  "para_id": "the-basics-p0025-004",
  "printed_question": "To whom has the call gone out?"
 },
 "scripture": [
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   "osis": null,
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 ],
 "topics": [
  "faith in Jesus Christ"
 ],
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  "Plan of God",
  "God and good",
  "Jesus Christ and redemption",
  "Jesus Christ, salvation through",
  "Love for Christ",
  "Love for God",
  "Truth and Jesus",
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  "call of God",
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