This is part 3 of my Actual Good News series of articles on the topic of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation). Part 2 is available here: What the Hinnom? Please note that I’m including many of my scriptural references in the links (which are are the underlined words throughout the article), and they also link to studies… Continue reading How long does “for ever” last in the Bible?
Category: Universalism
Actual Good News
This page contains links to a series of articles (as well as to a free eBook containing the same information) discussing the basics of what one needs to know regarding the topic of soteriology (the study of salvation) from a “Concordant” perspective — proving that what the Bible says about salvation really is good news… Continue reading Actual Good News
The evangelical abortion inconsistency
If you’ve read many of my posts, you know by now that one of the most consistent traits of Christians is that they’re not very consistent in their theological thinking. This is possibly no more obvious than in their views on the subject of abortion. Most evangelicals I know of, for instance, are extremely anti-abortion,… Continue reading The evangelical abortion inconsistency
We are all innocent
Those who know me well know that I don’t believe in “free will,” or at least that I think it’s the biggest misnomer there is, philosophically and theologically speaking. Every person alive is a victim of their genetics and past experiences. In other words, every choice we make is predetermined by a combination of our… Continue reading We are all innocent
Do Universalists need Jesus?
Someone I know recently said that if Universalism is true then we don’t need Jesus and, since I’ve heard this statement too many times from too many traditionalists, I felt a need to give a short response to it here. As a Universalist, I like to respond to assertions like this one with a parable… Continue reading Do Universalists need Jesus?
An actually biblical TULIP
Believe it or not, I find that there is a little bit in Calvinism to agree with, particularly the fact that they believe everyone for whose sins Christ died will be saved. There are some points where we disagree, however, because Calvinists don’t understand that Christ died for everyone’s sins, so I thought I’d give… Continue reading An actually biblical TULIP
If you were a Universalist
I was recently reminded of a great old (possibly apocryphal) story about the 19th-century Universalist, Hosea Ballou: Ballou was riding the circuit in the New Hampshire hills with a Baptist minister one day, arguing theology as they traveled. At one point, the Baptist looked over and said, “Brother Ballou, if I were a Universalist and… Continue reading If you were a Universalist
Salvations?
Lector: In your last article, it was pointed out that if there is anything at all we have to do to “get right with God,” even if it’s simply “choosing to trust Jesus,” then salvation would be by works and not grace since it would be a transaction between us and God. So how does… Continue reading Salvations?
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 [June 20, 2020 Update: I’ve since removed comments from this blog, but I had them for years and nobody ever even attempted to complete the challenge on my website despite many people reading it],… Continue reading Make them prove it
The Everlasting Hell Challenge
On a Christian message board I sometimes visit we’ve been discussing the issue of hell, which got me to thinking, and I came up with a challenge for Evangelicals and other Protestant Christians who base their theology on the Bible alone: Demonstrate convincingly that the idea that “those who die without putting their faith in… Continue reading The Everlasting Hell Challenge