Divine election (I will be contending) is not about a few sinners being selected arbitrarily for salvation and the rest being consigned to hellfire. Rather it is about God’s willing the salvation of all nations and calling an elect people in order to realize it. God’s love does not fall short—it is a perfect, not a partial, loving. How we handle election speaks volumes about our understanding of the character of God and the universality of the gospel. How we handle divine election will say a lot
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