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No, I don’t think God created people for the exclusive purpose for hell. I think Romans 1 puts it quite well in that he ‘turns them over’ to their evil desires. However, I think it is dangerous to say that he is not sovereign over that. He may not create his creatures for that express purpose, but when they break his law, he ordains those that never turn to him to be thrown in the fiery lake. It is not because they want to repent but can’t,  but because they utterly hate him(Psalm 53, Romans 3:23).
God is not causing them to sin. But he ordains some vessels to vessels for honorable use, and some for dishonorable use(Romans 9)

No, by no means should we not evangelize. Some alleged Calvinists may say that evangelism is not biblical, but they could not be farther from the truth, and I beleive most mainstream calvinisnts are marginalized into this category. While we believe scripture says God appoints those who shall be saved(Acts 13) and he opens their hearts,(Acts 16:14) this by no means communicates the lack of need for evangelism. As you wrote, the great commission is clear. God has told us to go into the world and proclaim his gospel. Who believes and who doesn’t isnt our problem, not is it our responsibility. That is entirely Gods. Our responsibility is to the be vessel with which God plants gospel seeds in the hearts of those he has called.

I’ll write more tomorrow but I’m a little more than brain dead at the moment, so cheerio friends!!