God's Electing Love

It is because of His Special and Particular love toward them, that God’s elect are predestined to adoption as sons based on the work of Jesus Christ.

There is a General love of God for all mankind because He created them and made them for His own good pleasure. This General love of God for all mankind is also shown toward all men everywhere in the preaching of Christ in the gospel to the whole world. This preaching is based upon His good-will toward all people in Christ. This is a will of desire in God, not His decretive will in relation to His Divine foreknowledge and purpose in saving specifically His Elect, His chosen, those whom He has determined to save from before the foundation of the world. The General love of God for sinners is based upon His goodness and kindness in presenting them with the means through common grace which will lead to their salvation if they will believe in Christ.