because God foresaw that we of ourselves would ever be holy, but because He resolved He would make us holy. It was as if a highly skilled carpenter saw a forest of trees growing on his own ground—all alike, not one better than another—and he marked a certain number and set them apart in his mind, determining to make of them some wonderfully crafted objects. Thus God chose some out of all mankind and set them apart to carve His own image of righteousness and holiness upon them. This is workmanship