On Election

"The gifted Bible teacher, scholar, A.W. Pink who, by the way, died in 1952, once began a sermon by saying this, "I am going to speak tonight on one of the most hated doctrines of the Bible, namely that of God's sovereign election."  He was right.  It is a hated doctrine.  He later wrote these words - and I find them very insightful - "God's sovereign election is the truth most loathed and reviled by the majority of those claiming to be believers.  Let it be plainly announced that salvation originated not in the will of man, but in the will of God, that were it not so none would or could be saved.  For, as the result of the fall, man has lost all desire and will unto that which is good, and that even the elect themselves have to be made willing, and loud will be the cries of indignation against such teaching."
                  -  John MacArthur