God's choice to save a specific people is rooted in His sovereign grace, as reflected in His eternal plan to redeem those He has chosen.
The doctrine of election asserts that before the foundation of the world, God chose certain individuals to be saved not based on any foreseen merits but solely because of His goodness and divine will (Ephesians 1:4-5). This idea negates any notion of 'free will' as inherently capable of choosing God without divine intervention. Instead, it asserts that God's sovereign grace initiates salvation by selecting a people and sending His Spirit to effectually call them to Himself, leading to their faith in Him. Only through God's action does man, who is dead in sin, become alive and capable of responding to God's call.
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