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In as far as it goes I find no fault in it. However, how God works out His eternal council in how He deals with the elect and the reprobate is where things begin to reveal some fundamental differences between those who agree on the above. I believe that God treats the reprobate with kindness, i.e, He is philanthropic toward the reprobate (cf. Titus 3:4 (love in the Greek is philanthropia; Matt 5:45; et al). 1) This kindness is genuine and well-meant. 2) It is this kindness and generosity which will yet be used against the reprobate due to their total rejection of it and denial that God bestowed it upon them. This does NOT mean I believe that Scripture teaches that God loves all men, for it is more than perspicuously written in Scripture that God loves only the elect which is salvific and He hates the wicked and desires their condemnation and eternal punishment. This includes my denial that God "desires/wills" the salvation of all men. IF that was true, then it would inescapably mean that all men, without exception, would be saved.

See R.C. Sproul, Sr.'s article here: Double Predestination