Thats what i would like from you in regards to the scriptures that teach that we are Gods elect and chosen:
2 Thessolonians 2:13-14 "...because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation.."
2 Timothy 2:10 "For this reason i endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen..."
Colossions 3:12 "So as those who have been chosen of God.."
Who could "those" people be?
Not to mention ephesians 1 which you seem to miss the object of Gods election in the very scripture it says.
Your exegesis of ephesians 1 is assumptions not exegesis. And assumptions bring ignorance to the word 'us' in the text
itself?
2 Thessalonian 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
2 Thessalonian 2:14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ
God’s choosing is for believers’ service not salvation. The preposition “to” is basically misunderstood. Although the gk.”eis” means ‘for’ in some instances or as in the other context 2Thes. 2 has been written for all those who were saved. It was the calling of the gospel that saved believing sinners until he was chosen to obtaining the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thus this has something to do with service more than salvation.
2 Timothy 2:8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
2 Timothy 2:9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer,
even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things
for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
The elects here were the Israelites. The reference of the seed of David will always point to the Hebrew, Jew or the Israelites.
Collosians 3:12 Put on therefore, as
the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering
Collosians 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
This is in reference to the believers as holy and beloved to put on the bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering, forbearance, forgiveness and love in action.
So to answer the question: Who could
"those" people be?
1. Thessalonicans’ believers but may applied as well to believers
2. The Jewish people
3. Any believers in Christ.