By foreknowledge God knew I would choose Him. As a result He chose me because He knew I would believe on Jesus as my Savior and Lord. He didn’t decide if I would be saved or lost without foreknowledge that I would. He didn’t decide I would be saved and yet someone else would be lost. The choice was mine. He didn’t make it for me. He will not violate my free will because I believe He wants us to want Him.
The choice belongs to the other fellow as well. If he rejects Christ then he is not going to be counted with the Elect (who are the ones who did make the choice for Jesus). God is not the reason someone misses Heaven. It is truly “whosoever will.” The truth is that God chooses the corporate Body of Christ as His Elect because Jesus is The Elect (“My beloved Son in whom I’m well pleased”). If we are “in Him” we are the chosen ones.
It all comes down to whether a person is in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Jesus is at the center of God’s plan for us and has been from the beginning. What you do with Jesus makes the difference in where you will spend eternity. That has always been the plan. For those who accept Christ, they are predestined to become the children of God and be God’s people forever. For those who reject Christ they are doomed to be separated from Him forever.
The choice is ours to make. It isn’t as complicated as many want to make it. Do you believe that Jesus died for your sins and will accept you if you will repent? Will you make Him Lord of your life? If so you are the Elect – the Chosen. If not, then you are not.
