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All Blog Posts With Tag: Universalism
~ Updated and Revised: February 26th, 2019 ~
John Calvin confessed that the doctrine of Double Predestination was a horrible and dreadful decree in his Institutes of the Christian Religion. Calvin believed that the scriptures taught that God made an "absolute decree" (latin. decretum absolutum) before the foundation of the world that […]
Karl Barth’s letter in response to Cornelius Van Til’s questions (April 29, 2014)
~ Updated and Revised: February 21st, 2019 ~
In the following letter in the book Karl Barth: Letters 1961-1968, Karl Barth says that Cornelius Van Til considered him to be "possibly the worst heretic of all time". It is well known that that Van Til despised Barth and wrote two books against his theologian, […]
Hans Urs Von Balthasar on Dare We Hope for Universal Salvation (April 16, 2014)
Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Hans Urs Von Balthasar's short book, Dare We Hope: That All Men May Be Saved (With A Short Discourse On Hell), is an excellent introduction into the question Universal Salvation. Balthasar argues that Hell is a 'real possibility', however, there is good reason to hope that in the end, […]
B.B. Warfield against Amyrauldism (Hypothetical Universalism) (January 31, 2014)
Moïse Amyraut (1596 – 1664) was a Huguenot, as my own ancestors were as well, and this name means French Calvinist. Moses Amyraut was of the school of Saumer, and this man is interesting because of his modified Calvinism, that allowed for Hypothetical Universalism and hence became the eponymous founder of Amyrauldism.
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N.T. Wright and Universal Redemption (January 7, 2014)
N.T. Wright came to Seattle in November 2013 for his "Case for the Psalms" book tour. I was able to ask N.T. Wright about Universal Redemption in the Q&A section after the talk. I asked him, "Is there a hope for all people, animals, plants and stars, that is more […]
Saint Gregory of Nyssa (September 11, 2013)
Icon of Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa (329-389 A.D.) is called The Star of Nyssa because of his immense genius. It's a marvel of history that the three Cappadocian Father's appeared at once. Gregory constantly praises his older brother Basil the Great, calling him "our Master", and without exception praises him constantly, […]
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Origen on Election and Apokatastasis (June 8, 2012)
Origen of Alexandria and apokatastasis: Edward Moore
Origen of Alexandria's writings on Election and Predestination must be read while keeping his teachings on Universalism and Resurrection in mind. Origen's doctrine of ἀποκατάστασις (apokatastasis or apocatastasis) is famous for supporting Universalism (or Universal Reconciliation), that is that all people will eventually saved and […]
