Pretty much no Universalist starts off as a Universalist. Nearly all of us first believed in either Infernalism (never-ending torment in hell) or in Annihilationism. It’s normally only after someone challenges us to dig deeper to see if our soteriology is actually scriptural that we come to see just how clearly Scripture teaches Universal Reconciliation,… Continue reading Why do most Christians believe in never-ending torment in hell?
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Do people pay for their own sins?
It’s rare, but sometimes people ask the right question. Recently, a few people have asked, “if Christ died for our sins, why do some people have to pay for their own sins by going to hell?” The answer to this question is something that even most Christian Universalists get wrong. I’ll begin by saying, this… Continue reading Do people pay for their own sins?
Preaching a distorted gospel, part 2
A couple weeks ago I wrote about some street preachers here in Toronto who were inadvertently preaching a distorted “gospel” (I recommend reading that post first, before finishing this one). Of course, they didn’t mean to do so. They seem like very nice people, for the most part, who mean well. Unfortunately, however, not knowing… Continue reading Preaching a distorted gospel, part 2
Myths and misunderstandings about Universal Reconciliation
There are a lot of myths and misunderstandings (and sometimes even outright lies) told about Universal Reconciliation and those who believe this doctrine that I’ve encountered whenever the topic comes up, both in person and online. Whether it’s due to simple lack of study or due to willful ignorance, I can’t say for sure, but… Continue reading Myths and misunderstandings about Universal Reconciliation
Some more questions
I recently shared some questions I like to ask people to determine whether they actually know much about Scripture or not, and whether they’re likely to have anything useful to teach me from a spiritual perspective. I have a few additional questions, however, that are important for all Christians to ask themselves: If your answer… Continue reading Some more questions
Missing out
Thanks to never having been taught how to interpret Scripture properly, there are many spiritual concepts that those in the Christian religion (and most of those outside of it) miss out on. There are so many important terms and concepts that almost no Christian I’ve met is familiar with, terms and concepts which, when actually… Continue reading Missing out
How should we then really live?
This is part 15 of my Biblical Universalism series of articles on the subject of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation), along with various topics related to it. The theological facts laid out in this article are required reading in order to truly understand what the Bible has to say about morality and life as a Biblical Universalist,… Continue reading How should we then really live?
The Biblical Universalism series
Welcome to the Biblical Universalism series. This series of articles is my (Drew Costen’s) free Biblical Universalism eBook in HTML format, just laid out in a slightly different arrangement from the way the chapters in the book are. And while I’d recommend reading the eBook rather than the articles (since it’s more up to date… Continue reading The Biblical Universalism series
Welcome
[Edit: This page was last updated on February 23, 2026] Welcome to the Biblical Universalism website. Here I’ll discuss any number of ideas that traditionalists might consider to be heretical. To learn more about what I believe, please check out this page. You might notice that some of the links in the articles I’ve got… Continue reading Welcome