I believe that too, just as Scripture testifies, that God has chosen a people for Himself, and yet He was not obligated to. What grace, what grace is this.

Thank you for dropping by, brother.:)

Always enjoy your posts my friend!

-Roger

God hates the non-elect sinner with holy hatred. God loves the elect sinner with an everlasting love which he demonstrated toward us on the Cross.

God's judgment, wrath and hatred towards sinners is not unfair or unjust. The unthinkable fact of the matter is not “Esau I have hated”, 'coz if we know our own hearts we deserve it. The unthinkable fact of the matter is “Jacob I have loved.” That's grace—Only through the person and work of the Lord Christ Jesus.

The question you should ask is, “if God commands us to hate that which is evil and love that which is good, how can we expect a just and holy God to love that which is evil Himself? How can a just and holy God not send every sinner to Hell this moment because of their sins that they have committed continually against Him all their life?”

Yes, the reformed position is that God does have a general love for all His creation, but a special love for His bride. But the difference of His general love is that He tarries over His judgment of their souls and not toss them immediately to hell, God's wrath still abides with them. In contrast, God's attitude towards those He has given to His Son is of saving love.

Love and compassion for who? Dying for whose sins?

Is it your position that God loves the person whose righteousness is in Christ just as much as the sinner who is at enmity with God?

The reformed Point of View is a little bit different it talks about general grace to everybody (God lets his sun shine on the good and the evil) So God is loving everybody abuntantly but his bride infinetly more.

But he is absolutely right that we should start preaching condemnation and later on start preaching Salvation.