The fact that nobody has succeeded in completing my Everlasting Hell Challenge doesn’t necessarily prove that it can’t be done, but I’m not holding my breath that someone will be able to. In the meantime, however, we may as well take a look at the passages in Scripture that are used to back up the…
Just because it's "orthodox" doesn't mean it's true
Category Archives: universalism
The Universal Reconciliation Challenge
Exactly two months ago today I presented The Everlasting Hell Challenge which, as of yet, nobody has been able to win. A poster on the message board where I first presented the challenge asked me to, using the exact same criteria as my original challenge, try to prove Universal Reconciliation. The challenge presented to me…
Salvations?
Lector: In the last post here it was pointed out that if there is anything at all that we have to do to “get right with God,” even if it is simply “trusting Jesus,” then salvation would be by work and not grace as it would be a transaction between us and God. So how…
Universalism vs. Freedom?
Over the years of discussing the topic of Universalism I’ve been told time and again that Universalism takes away our freedom to choose, that if God saves everybody then He’s ignoring our free will. While any Universalist who has studied the topic is quite aware that this isn’t the case I find myself constantly having…
Make Them Prove It
Admittedly it’s only a few days old, but so far no takers on my Everlasting Hell Challenge here on my blog, and only one taker on the website where I originally posted it and so far he hasn’t come up with anything substantial. So with that in mind I want to give a piece of…
Other Christian Universalist Sites
Here’s a list of links to web sites on Christian Universalism and other related topics. Links to Other Web Sites on Universal Reconciliation and Related Topics: – Frequently Asked Questions about Universal Reconciliation – Tentmaker Discussion Forum – The Sovereignty Series – Hell and the Lake of Fire – Hope Beyond Hell: The Righteous Purpose…
On Universal Reconciliation
This is an introduction to the topic of Universal Reconciliation (also known as Universal Salvation, the doctrine of Apocatastasis (or Apokatastasis), and Christian Universalism, among other names), the Christian doctrine that all people will eventually be (or already have been) reconciled or saved by Christ. I have included many different articles on Universal Reconciliation by…
It’s Not Their Fault
One thing that can frustrate a Universalist to no end is the fact that Universal Reconciliation seems to be one of the clearest doctrines in Scripture yet most Christians can’t seem to see it at all. Most Christians interpret certain parables, metaphors and other biblical figures of speech as teaching Everlasting Torment (often refered to…
What if You’re Wrong?
A lot of people have asked me over the years, “what if you’re wrong about Universalism?” I could go (and have gone) into all sorts of reasons as to why I believe I’m right, but truth be told I could be wrong. I mean, I believed in Everlasting Torment in hell for about 20 years…
Yes, I am a Universalist
I know some people (some are friends, so if any of them are reading this post please keep in mind that this is not a criticism) who, while believing that Universal Reconciliation is the most accurate (or likely the most accurate) soteriological model, don’t actually like to be refered to as “Universalists.” This is mostly…
Universalism in the Blogosphere
D.W. Congdon, a Christian Universalist (and a Barthian as well if I’m not mistaken), maintains an index of various posts on UR out there in the blogosphere: Universalism in the Blogosphere Be sure to also check out the rest of his great blog, The Fire and the Rose, especially his series (still a work in…
