Paul is desiring that the elect, also obtain the salvation, like he himself and Timothy and the others that Paul is writing to are.
- that they also may obtain the salvation
Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that
they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
2 Timothy 2:10
By saying “
they” (the elect”)
also may obtain salvation, its clear Paul doesn’t consider “the elect” as some special group of people who are guaranteed salvation, since Paul is desiring that
they also may obtain salvation.
Paul uses the word elect here to refer to other Jews, his countrymen, that they also like he, may obtain salvation which is in Christ Jesus.
By saying “
they also may obtain salvation” it’s very clear the elect he is referring to here, have not obtained salvation, which of course nullifies the concept that some have that says, “the elect are saved first, then they believe”.
JLB