Election by Association.
Election by Association. Israel is God's chosen people because they came from Abraham. God chose Abraham as His vehicle to bring forth the Messiah. He chose Israel as His people because of their association with Abraham, though many of them were evil. The Church (believers) are God's Elect, His chosen people because of our association with Christ. God knew from the foundation of the world who would respond to Christ in faith and chose all those in Christ by faith to be his chosen people.