WHEN GOD SAYS THE ELECT, IT IS ALL THOSE WHO HE KNEW WOULD TURN TO HIM USING HIS GRACE TO ACCEPT THE GIFT OF FAITH. THERE ARE THOSE WHO THRU PRIDE AND WHO LOVE THEIR SINS MORE THAN THEY LOVE GOD REFUSE HIS GRACE TO ACCEPT HIS GIFT OF FAITH.

GOD FORCES NO ONE TO NOT SIN OR TO CHOSE HIM, IT IS COMPLETELY UP TO OUR FREE WILL AND YOUR LAST FREE WILL TO SEEK FORGIVENESS OR NOT BEFORE YOU DIE, IS FOREVER, YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR MIND. 

YOU ARE SAYING TO GOD OUR FATHER THAT I DON'T NEED YOU AND DO NOT WANT TO BE WITH YOU IN HEAVEN FOR ALL ETERNITY.  SO GOD GIVES THOSE WHO SAY SUCH THINGS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ASK FOR AND THAT IS HELL FOR THE ABSENCE OF GOD IS HELL.

MAKE NO MISTAKE THE ONLY ONES THAT WILL BE ENTERING HEAVEN IS THRU JESUS(GOD INCARNATE) AND WHO HAVE TURNED AND WITH A HUMBLE AND SINCERE HEART HAVE ASKED JESUS TO FORGIVE THEM THEIR SINS.

JUST BECAUSE GOD KNOWS WHO WILL BE SAVED OR WHO WILL NOT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH

YOUR FREE WILL, ON THE CONTRARY, YOUR FREE WILL TO TURN TO GOD

OR NOT TURN TO HIM BEFORE YOU DIE OR PREFERABLY RIGHT AWAY, WILL

ONLY SUBSTANTIATE WHAT GOD ALREADY KNOWS. YOU SEE THERE IS NO

TIME WITH GOD, HE IS FOREVER IN THE PRESENT.

SO BECAUSE HE KNOWS THE OUTCOME OR OUR DESTINY DOES NOT INTERFERE

WITH OUR FREE WILL, THIS IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO TURN TO

HIM WHILE WE STILL CAN, WHEN YOU DIE IT WILL BE UP TO YOU TO

ASK FOR FORGIVENESS BEFORE YOU PASS OVER TO HIM. IF WHEN USING

YOUR FREE WILL YOU DECIDE YOU WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH GOD AND

HIS FORGIVENESS AT DEATH, THEN YOU ARE PERMANENTLY SEPARATING

YOURSELF FROM HIM, HE DID NOT SEPARATE HIMSELF FROM YOU, SO

HE WILL HONOR YOUR FREE WILL AND YOU WILL HAVE CONDEMNED

YOURSELF FOR ALL ETERNITY, BUT IF YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO BE

GOOD JUST FOR HIM AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS BEFORE YOU PASS

OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE, THEN YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO BE WITH HIM

IN HAPPINESS FOR ALL ETERNITY, BECAUSE HE IS HONORING YOUR

FREE WILL AGAIN. SO YOU SEE, FREE WILL AND PREDESTINATION,

ARE TWO SEPARATE THINGS.

The New Testament letters were addressed to "the elect" (i.e. those chosen of God to form the spiritual 'body of Christ', the Church). "Elect, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ" 1 Peter 1:1-5 - read all of it, please.  All Christians were/are included in that, for all Christians are chosen of God to be saved by grace, born again of the Spirit (without which nobody will see, let alone enter into, the kingdom of God - John chapter 3).

You know you are included in the gathering of the redeemed by the witness of the Holy Spirit. "The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children" (Romans 8:13-17). Two of the identifying marks in those verses is being delivered from being controlled by our sinful nature, and no longer having a spirit of fear. The Holy Spirit has done His work of bringing us to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, not by shouting and bawling, but very gently, so that it's only with hindsight that we realize - with wonder - that God has chosen (elected) us for salvation. We are quietly transformed by grace and are changed; a life-time's work of the Spirit. To the extent that we trust the promises of God, we are quietly confident and walk in faith.

God elects those who elect God. If thats you, then you are one of Gods elect. God knew you before there was a world.

If you’ve said “yes” to Jesus, and the drawing of the Holy Spirit to investigate Jesus and follow him, you're in the "elect".  God chooses everybody that says yes.

You either become the elect, or you don't, based on your relationship with God and the morality of your life.

"ELECT" means God has certain individuals who will not be deceived by fake teachers like Saul/Paul and Muhammad.

Matthew 24:24

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very ELECT.

Here is how everyone knows. Col. 3:12 "Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, and long suffering;"

Still more ways to divide believers.

Every sect thinks they are the chosen

The Elect is just one of those ways to feel superior in your beliefs. Basically neener neener god loves me and you are going to hell. 

The bible is utter nonsense, and no notion of 'elect superiority' is at all sane.

Gosh, I just don't remember that particular verse..............