Just wanted to point out that universal reconciliation is indeed a concept birthed in man's imagination. It profits man to believe such an idea. It is not within the character of God, whether it be our image of Him through the early OT scriptures or our view of Him through and as Jesus Christ. It is true that God does not change...but our image and understanding of Him most certainly does...from first acceptance till the day we die.
Christ will judge all. We have seen Him as God's mercy; none of us have seen Him as God's judge, but we should understand that His clearing of the temple is purposed to show us that He does indeed have righteous anger to unleash on the darkness. Hebrews 10:31 people.
This will be universal judgement, not reconciliation. The "Father forgive them..." Jesus is the sacrificial lamb offered to those who believe on Him as the way, the truth, and the life. He did not return to visit with and show Himself to nonbelievers, as they would obviously have believed. The line was drawn in the sand...God drew the line...ears for hearing...
The offer of reconciliation is made at the cross. That is the love of God. People who suggest universal reconciliation pander an idea that there is a love greater than Christ's sacrifice.
What is at the heart of a universalist claim? They assert a subversive idea that if God does not reconcile all, then He is not a truly loving God. To be sure, if you have claimed God will reconcile all, and He does not, that is something you charged God with. There has to be a "Woe" in there somewhere.
Christ will judge all. We have seen Him as God's mercy; none of us have seen Him as God's judge, but we should understand that His clearing of the temple is purposed to show us that He does indeed have righteous anger to unleash on the darkness. Hebrews 10:31 people.
This will be universal judgement, not reconciliation. The "Father forgive them..." Jesus is the sacrificial lamb offered to those who believe on Him as the way, the truth, and the life. He did not return to visit with and show Himself to nonbelievers, as they would obviously have believed. The line was drawn in the sand...God drew the line...ears for hearing...
The offer of reconciliation is made at the cross. That is the love of God. People who suggest universal reconciliation pander an idea that there is a love greater than Christ's sacrifice.
What is at the heart of a universalist claim? They assert a subversive idea that if God does not reconcile all, then He is not a truly loving God. To be sure, if you have claimed God will reconcile all, and He does not, that is something you charged God with. There has to be a "Woe" in there somewhere.
I would rather die on the side of hope, love , and Reconciliation and be wrong, than to live a life of this kind of man's judgment, "one's going to hell, or that one is going to burn for all eternity". You slander the Name of God by teaching things you know not of. When referring to the temple being cleaned out by The Lord, you have no idea what your looking at do you? All you see is Anger, and punishment, but we see a whole different picture by The Spirit. It is with great purpose, and very intentional, for those who have eyes to see.
You have God being one of The worst tyrants of All of History, Hitler could only destroy the body, but you have God tormenting for all eternity. You don't know the same God I know, He is Corrective in His judgments, Merciful to our Ignorance, And purposeful for everything He does, And All that comes from a Nature of Love. For God is Love.
God will be All in All, you can be sure of it.
In Christ shall All be made Alive.
Rev 5:13 And every creature which is in Heaven, and in the earth, and underneath the earth, and the things that are on the sea, and the things in all of them, I heard saying: To Him sitting on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever and ever.
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.