When were we chosen by God?
Scripture teaches that we were chosen in Christ Jesus before the world began—before God ever created Adam, before anything was created. This calling is according to God’s own purpose and grace, not our works, and He already had us positioned in the body of Christ.
Les explains that this holy calling was not based on our works but on God’s own purpose and grace, given to us in Christ Jesus before the world began. Though it is almost unbelievable from the human element, by faith, once we become a child of God, we can look back and see that we were chosen before God ever created Adam. He already had us positioned in the body of Christ, which is why Paul could say in Romans 8 that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. This security does not give license; grace is not license, and it does not give the right to sin. It all rests in His divine purpose: we are called, elected, and His.