Thanks. I'll definitely read it.
If Calvinists don't teach random selection for salvation, then what do they teach about unconditional election?
As others have pointed out, God is never random, but He is sovereign,
'according to His own purpose' or
'will' (2 Timothy 1:9; c.f. Ephesians 1:5, 9, 11). Not a day goes by that I do not praise God for unconditional election and irresistible drawing.
1 Lord, I was blind: I could not see
in thy marred visage any grace;
but now the beauty of thy face
in radiant vision dawns on me.
2 Lord, I was deaf: I could not hear
the thrilling music of thy voice;
but now I hear thee and rejoice,
and all thine uttered words are dear.
3 Lord, I was dumb: I could not speak
the grace and glory of thy name;
but now, as touched with living flame,
my lips thine eager praises wake.
4 Lord, I was dead: I could not stir
my lifeless soul to come to thee;
but now, since thou hast quickened me,
I rise from sin's dark sepulchre.
5 Lord, thou hast made the blind to see,
the deaf to hear, the dumb to speak,
the dead to live; and lo, I break
the chains of my captivity! [William T. Matson]
If there is one set of verses in Romans that I would particularly commend to you it is Romans 11:33-36.