What is election or predestination?

May 11, 2025 Day 131
The nineteenth question in our catechism is:
“What is election or predestination?”
The answer is:
“Election to life is the eternal purpose of God, whereby he has committed before the beginning of the world to saving those whom he has chosen in Christ.”
cf. 1 Peter 1:2; Ephesians 1:4; Romans 8:29-30 and Article 17.