And again, He chose to save those He knew would accept His gift of eternal life that He offered mankind.
He didn’t choose them to believe to be saved.
He chose them to be saved who He knew would believe.
I don’t see any contradiction with the rest of Scripture as I do with the doctrine that God chooses to save some and chooses to send others to hell, He making the choice Himself for us.
If I may, how would He know they would believe? What or who sets them apart from the rest of humanity? Is there some characteristic that they have that is not from God that makes them special?