The Doctrine of Election, and What To Do with John 3:16

References

[Colossians 3:12]

[Romans 9:13-15 , 20-21]

[Daniel 4:35]

[Isaiah 45:5-7]

[Election]
To be chosen by God in eternity past.

[Ephesians 1:11, predestination]

[1 Peter 1:1, foreknowledge]

[Romans 8:29]

[Genesis 1:31]

[Isaiah 46:10]

[Isaiah 55:11]

[Ephesians 1:3-6]

[Deuteronomy 7:6-8]

[Psalm 105:43

[Luke 9:35]

[1 Timothy 5:21]

[Ephesians 1:4]

[Colossians 3:12-17]

[2 Thessalonians 2:13]

[2 Timothy 2:10]

[Titus 1:1]

[1 Peter 2:9]

[Acts 13:48]

[John 15:16-17]

[2 Timothy 1:9]

[2 Peter 1:10]

[But where does John 3:16 fit in?]

[John 3:16]

[2 Peter 3:9]

[Mark 16:15]

[2 Thessalonians 2:13]

[Paradox]
Election is a paradox, and there are several other paradoxes in scriptures.

"Like the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and the miraculous birth of our Savior, the truth of election must be received with simple, unquestioning faith."
- A. W. Pink