Tag: Reconcile All Things

The Good Shepherd Loves the Sheep (and the Goats)

Jesus used parables as object lessons, highlighting things that were very familiar to the people he was addressing, to make a point: wedding feasts, ceremonies, and doweries; vineyards and harvests; stewards and, yes, shepherds. The work of a shepherd was very familiar to most Jews of that day. A common occupation among them, most knew…

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Tale of Two Gates

Right off the bat, we have a problem if we believe that those going through the wide gate are marching into hell and eternal perdition.

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda

Something powerful and spectacular will have to happen for God to take away the anguish, pain, shame, and despair over the choices we have made.

A 3rd Rail Issue

The rendering of olam as everlasting here creates a contradiction of massive proportions and makes of the Levitical priesthood something it is not.

What About the Devil (Part 2)

While not explicitly saying so, the scriptures can be seen barking around that neighborhood – if not overtly, then the Bible certainly seems to be painting that picture for us. I believe it is doing so in four different ways:

Wouldn’t a Loving God Make Sure Everyone Gets to Heaven?

Universalism has been characterized in ways that completely miss the mark and I don’t know if the people I’ve been reading are intellectually lazy or deliberately misleading. One thing is for sure, it is one or the other. A case in point is contained in an article posted to the CrossExamined.org website entitled, Wouldn’t a…

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Philippians 2:9-11

There are few passages of scripture stronger in their proclamation of Universal Reconciliation than this one.

John 12:32

So, God sent snakes into the camp and Israel discovered quickly that their bite was venomous – those bitten died.

All Things

In Jesus explanation of “all things”, He certainly didn’t include a quick lesson on nano technology or quantum physics

An Unstoppable Force

“Listen to Me” says God to the descendants of Jacob, “I have made you – you haven’t made me, and I have been carrying you since you’ve been born.” What irony!

What About the Very Evil?

The human impulse to make perpetrators of violence and crimes against children pay for their actions is a strong one.

What About the Devil?

God called him the morning star, the day star, son of the morning and the shining one. He carried the light.

Are You Saying That All Religions Lead to God?

Absolutely not!

All religions do not lead to God. God leads us to God. It is only by the mercies of a loving God that we are not consumed. (Lamentations 3:22-23) The goodness of God leads us to repentance (Romans 2:4) and His gifts are given freely.

Where does the Doctrine of Universal Reconciliation Come From?

Where does the doctrine of Universal Reconciliation come from? The doctrine comes from the heart of God and translated to us through His Word. One look at the wealth of Biblical proof texts (listed to the left of these FAQs) can convince anyone who is not allowing their predisposition toward eternal conscious torment to block…

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What is Universal Reconciliation and is it Biblical?

What is Universal Reconciliation and is it Biblical? Universal Reconciliation is also known as Biblical Universalism or Christian Universalism. Well known and widely taught, it was referred to by the early church as the apokatástasis (a Greek word meaning restitution or restoration). The central or core belief is that, in the end (quite literally), having…

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God Will Be All in All

This is to be achieved by a magnificent event which is on its way, beyond which we know nothing. A divine event, it seems to be set in the farthest reaches of the future.

Colossians 1:15-20

So, when we are told that God will reconcile all things unto Himself on the strength of the peace made through the blood of the cross of Christ, we can be assured He has the power and authority do it!