Much is said about election and predestination, and the doctrine of divine grace, but mostly it is unclear and vague, at the least. Allow me to put a simple outline in the processes of the Lord, and they way I see it. I may have posted this a long time back, but it needs refreshing occasionally to remind us of the goodness of our God.

There is:
The multitudes;
out of the multitudes, we find the elect;
From the elect the called;
and from the called, the chosen.

There is a certain order here, and our God is a God of order.