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Perhaps you could have added to your list of options “Those he has not chosen”. Although that is almost a circular definition, it would probably represent better the regular Calvinist position. Anyway, given your readership I doubt if you will get many responses saying that God hates anyone at all.
GOD IS LOVE! THEREFORE HE HATES NO HUMAN-
BEING!! BUT HE HATES THE SINS THAT THEY
COMMITT!!
ONCE AGAIN GOD IS LOVE!!
AND REMEMBER—FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEREFORE GOD IS LOVE!!