(Even Though He Would Like To)

Excerpt from Chapter 11 of Beyond Shallow Faith, copyright 2018, 2019

Some people believe that God will save everyone—a belief commonly known as “universal salvation.”[i] After all, the apostle John wrote that “God is love.” (1 John 4:8) Could a loving God really condemn some of his beloved creatures to anything other than Heaven?[ii] Numerous Scriptures say he will do so, and regrettably, I believe he must do so. . . .

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[i]. One of the earliest advocates of this position was the 3rd century Christian writer, Origen.

[ii]. I do not use the word “Hell” because it carries connotations of fire, brimstone, and eternal torture which are not supported by what the New Testament really says about the afterlife. For more on this topic, see Chapter Five of my book, Beyond Blind Faith: Reasons for the Hope We Have (1 Peter 3:15), entitled “What Hell Is Really Like.”