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Ransom said:ALAYMAN said:In what sense, if any, do you believe that God loves the non-elect?
He lets them live. He gives them their entire lives as ample opportunity to hear and obey the Gospel. Christ was crucified and resurrected publicly as a testimony to all men. He wants them to repent rather than perish. He gives all men common grace (e.g. letting the rain fall on the just and unjust, allowing the wicked to prosper, etc.).
Uhmmm... If they are the "non-elect", then why would God give them an opportunity to hear and obey the gospel if they're going to Hell anyways?
And if God wants them to repent rather than perish - which all "non-elect" WILL do, perish, according to you - then is God not Sovereign since He didn't get what he wanted?
And if your Calvinistic god gives common grace to all men, then what good would that do for those predestined to Hell other than prolong it by threescore and ten years-ish?