2 Timothy 1:9

2 Timothy 1:9. Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

How plain it is that he earnestly believed in the eternal election of believers - in their being in Christ, and in their possession of grace in Christ. "Grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began." God’s love to his people is not a thing of yesterday. He loved them before the world was made, and he will love them when the world has ceased to be. "It was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began."