Divine Election

Ephesians 1:4  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Now let's carefully examine our next verse in Ephesians chapter 1. This verse says, According as he (God the Father) hath chosen us (saints, believers) in him (Jesus Christ) before the foundation of the world, that we (saints, believers) should be holy and without blame before him (God the Father) in love: (sanctification as saints.)  So what is this verse saying?  It is saying that before the foundation of the world God chose to sanctify His saints; those who believe on Jesus Christ. Notice what this verse is not saying. It is not saying that God picked certain people before the foundation of the world to save them. Some like to interpret this verse like this: According as he hath chosen (to put) us in him before the foundation of the world...that's not what it says, so don't add to scripture!! This verse is simply saying that before the foundation of the world God chose to set apart ALL believers as saints. That's it. God did NOT elect certain people to be saints, but rather God simply sets apart those who in their own free will believe on Jesus, to be His saints.  Before the foundation of the world, this is called foreknowledge, God already knew who would be in Him (Christ) and chose to sanctify or set apart all those who are in Him (Jesus.) Believing on the Lord Jesus Christ puts you in Him and then God does the making of you into a saint. God gives man the free will to choose to believe and in return God makes those who believe, saints by sanctification. God never forces anyone to believe. God does NOT predestine people to believe. God does NOT predestine some to heaven and thereby send others to hell. God does however, predestine to make saints out of believers, but God does NOT elect certain people and pre-program them to believe. Calvinism and Sovereign Grace are false teachings! You were not chosen before the foundation of the world to be a believer. YOU decided whether or not to believe!  God chose to save those who would believe.  It is God's foreknowledge that tells Him who will believe and thus God elected or chose you as a believer in Christ to be sanctified. Divine Election is only possible through sanctification of the Spirit and only those who believe can be sanctified. Notice what 1 Peter 1:2 says, "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied." This verse is teaching that through the blood of Jesus Christ we are saved and then sanctified by the Holy Spirit. God elected us through sanctification of the Spirit, which He had prior knowledge of before we ever were cleansed by the blood of Christ. Much more will be said about the proper view of predestination and the false teachings of Calvinism. Let me just warn you to be aware of this Calvinistic false teaching that hides behind the label Sovereign Grace!  God does not make anyone believe or not believe in Christ. God's Divine Election is only for those who have already believed.