First, being chosen by God shouldn’t diminish the importance of evangelism because: “He chose us in him” (v 4), and how do sinners come to him? “You also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel” (v 13). It is through the preaching of the gospel of Christ that God calls his elect into Christ. God uses our evangelism to save his elect. Indeed, if God hadn’t elected anyone for us to call through the gospel, there would be no point in us trying to evangelise sinners, because