(Ephesians 1:4-6)
“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: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.”

You don’t get to choose whether or not you believe in election and predestination. You only get to choose what you believe about it. Had He not chosen us we would never have become Holy and without blame. Had He not predestined us we would never have become children of God. Predestination unto adoption has to do with salvation not ministry. It was all according to the good pleasure of HIS WILL. It is all about His Glory and His Grace! We were not made acceptable when we were outside of Christ by our meritorious choice. We were made acceptable to the praise of His Glory by Grace. Salvation by Grace is flesh withering!