85: What is Election?

Peter Snell continues our “20 Questions: The Basics Every Christian Should Know” series with another difficult theological question: What is Election? Election (sometimes called "predestination") involves God choosing a person or group of people to a particular task or relationship, especially eternal life. There are two main types of election—conditional and unconditional—and these have long been an issue in Calvinist–Arminian debate. We wade just a little bit into these deep theological waters today.