UNIVERSAL SALVATION DECEIVES MEN, GIVING THEM FALSE HOPE - Tell an unsaved person that Christ will save them no matter what they believe, and they'll have no reason to repent and turn to Christ. Whether we fully embrace this heresy, tell others we "hope it's true," or keep silent when people promote it, we become part of Satan's efforts to deceive men and separate them from God. Jesus warned men of hell and we must do the same. Not only because it's the most loving thing to do, but also because Christ’s final instructions on earth were to make disciples, teaching them everything He taught. It's important that Christians understand the ramifications of Universal Salvation. It sounds loving to talk about God saving all men, whether they repent and turn to Christ or not. But it's perhaps the cruelest trick of Satan. It requires unbelief in Scripture. It makes a mockery of God's perfect grace and justice. It requires a low view of God, and it produces false hope. Tell an unsaved person that Christ will save them no matter what they believe, and they'll have no reason to repent and turn to Christ. Whether we fully embrace this heresy, tell others we "hope it's true," or keep silent when people promote it, we become part of Satan's efforts to deceive men and separate them from God. Jesus warned men of hell and we must do the same. Not only because it's the most loving thing to do, but also because Christ’s final instructions on earth were to make disciples, teaching them everything He taught.

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Universal Salvation Deceives Men, Giving Them False Hope

Tell an unsaved person that Christ will save them no matter what they believe, and they'll have no reason to repent and turn to Christ. 

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Whether we fully embrace this heresy, tell others we "hope it's true," or keep silent when people promote it, we become part of Satan's efforts to deceive men and separate them from God. 

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Jesus warned men of hell and we must do the same. Not only because it's the most loving thing to do, but also because Christ’s final instructions on earth were to make disciples, teaching them everything He taught.

Gail Burton Purath

 

This is the final devotion in a 4-part series on Universal Salvation - It's important that Christians understand the ramifications of Universal Salvation.

 

It sounds loving to talk about God saving all men, whether they repent and turn to Christ or not.

But it's perhaps the cruelest trick of Satan.

It requires unbelief in Scripture.

It makes a mockery of God's perfect grace and justice.

It requires a low view of God, and it produces false hope.

Tell an unsaved person that Christ will save them no matter what they believe, and they'll have no reason to repent and turn to Christ.

Whether we fully embrace this heresy, tell others we "hope it's true," or keep silent when people promote it, we become part of Satan's efforts to deceive men and separate them from God.

Jesus warned men of hell and we must do the same.

Not only because it's the most loving thing to do, but also because Christ’s final instructions on earth were to make disciples, teaching them everything He taught (Matthew 28:16-20). 

I'm Gail Burton Purath. I started Bible Love Notes to give people a minute of Scriptural encouragement in their busy day.

I don't have all the answers, but

since I asked Christ to be my Lord and Savior in 1974, I've been learning from the One Who has all the answers!

I'm still a sinner, a learner, a student who falls down and disappoints God at times. But it's my desire to grow closer to the Lord, day by day, minute by minute.

I need to be challenged, encouraged, corrected and comforted, and I think you do as well...so let's learn together about the love of God--a love that is so vast that we will always be discovering new and wonderful things about it.

https://biblelovenotes.blogspot.com/2017/03/universal-salvation-deceives-men-giving.html

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Universalism

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SIGNS FROM HEAVEN - There have been more earthquakes worldwide in the last fifteen years than in the other eight decades of the last century. New and powerful strains of bacteria emerge to mock the efforts of doctors to fight them. The people who fear the turbulent events of these times are those who do not understand what is happening -- but you do! These events remind us of our blessed hope -- Jesus will come soon to take His Church to heaven. - “Great earthquakes will occur in various places, and there will be famines and pestilence. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.” - Worldwide famine in these days when there should be none tells us that Jesus is coming. The major wheat producers grow enough food to feed every starving person in the world, yet famine abounds. There have been more earthquakes worldwide in the last fifteen years than in the other eight decades of the last century. New and powerful strains of bacteria emerge to mock the efforts of doctors to fight them. Jesus warned us that in these times men's hearts would fail them for fear but He was not talking about you. The people who fear the turbulent events of these times are those who do not understand what is happening -- but you do! Every newscast that tells us of these events is a reminder to us of our blessed hope -- Jesus will come soon to take His Church to heaven.

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Signs from Heaven

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There have been more earthquakes worldwide in the last fifteen years than in the other eight decades of the last century. New and powerful strains of bacteria emerge to mock the efforts of doctors to fight them. The people who fear the turbulent events of these times are those who do not understand what is happening -- but you do! These events remind us of our blessed hope -- Jesus will come soon to take His Church to heaven.

Rod Parsley

 

“Great earthquakes will occur in various places, and there will be famines and pestilence. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.” - Luke 21:11

 

Worldwide famine in these days when there should be none tells us that Jesus is coming.

The major wheat producers grow enough food to feed every starving person in the world, yet famine abounds.

There have been more earthquakes worldwide in the last fifteen years than in the other eight decades of the last century.

New and powerful strains of bacteria emerge to mock the efforts of doctors to fight them.

Jesus warned us that in these times men's hearts would fail them for fear (Luke 21:26), but He was not talking about you.

The people who fear the turbulent events of these times are those who do not understand what is happening -- but you do!

Every newscast that tells us of these events is a reminder to us of our blessed hope -- Jesus will come soon to take His Church to heaven.

Are you ready for His return?

Is your family ready?

Do you have a neighbor, friend, or work associate that you need to tell today about Jesus?

How tragic it would be if you looked over the abyss of hell at the final judgment and recognized a face of someone you knew on the other side -- spending hell in eternity.

Don't let that happen.

Tell someone you know today about Jesus!

Lord Jesus, give me the courage and the words to witness Your saving power this day. Amen.

Further Reading

Luke 21:11

Luke 21:26

Psalm 66:16

 

Rod Parsley has been clearly called to a pre-eminent position of leadership within the Body of Christ, as his numerous roles – including TV host, evangelist, educator, humanitarian and statesman – will attest. But he’d be the first to tell you that his prominence is solely a function of his willingness to be used by God in extraordinary ways.

He was 19 when he first led a Bible study in his parents’ backyard. In more than 40 years since then, he’s built one of the most important and far-reaching Christian ministries in the United States. He has founded and now leads outreaches with local, national and worldwide reaches.

This New York Times best-selling author has successfully advocated for federal legislation, delivered hundreds of millions of pounds of food and medical supplies to poverty-stricken areas of the world and changed the lives of thousands who will shape the cultural landscape in the next generation. He’s in constant demand to preach the Gospel in pulpits across America and around the world, and to comment publicly on the moral issues of our day. If none of those opportunities had ever presented themselves, though, he’d still be Pastor Parsley, sharing God’s Word with his beloved World Harvest Church, helping his congregation know God as he does.

His other ministries include Valor Christian College; Harvest Preparatory School, an educational institution for local students from preschool through 12th grade; Hispanic and urban-outreach ministries; a national ministerial alliance; Bridge of Hope, a world-wide missions organization.

Through Bridge of Hope, he hosts the television shows “Breakthrough” and “Rod Parsley Now” which air on the Word Network, Daystar and 1,400 other local channels and cable outlets worldwide.

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THE DOCTRINE OF ANNIHILATIONISM - Our sin bears an eternal consequence because it is committed against an eternal God. God is an eternal and infinite Being - as a result, all sin against Him is worthy of an eternal punishment. It is not a matter of the length of time we sin, but the character of the God against whom we sin - Annihilationism is the belief that unbelievers will not experience an eternity of suffering in hell, but will instead be “extinguished” after death. For many, annihilationism is an attractive belief because of the awfulness of the idea of people spending eternity in hell. While there are some passages that seem to argue for annihilationism, a comprehensive look at what the Bible says about the destiny of the wicked reveals the fact that punishment in hell is eternal. In relation to the nature of hell, annihilationists misunderstand the meaning of the lake of fire. If a human being were cast into a lake of burning lava, he/she would be almost instantly consumed. However, the lake of fire is both a physical and spiritual realm. It is not simply a human body being cast into the lake of fire; it is a human’s body, soul, and spirit. A spiritual nature cannot be consumed by physical fire. The unsaved are resurrected with a body prepared for eternity just as the saved are. These bodies are prepared for an eternal fate. Eternity is another aspect which annihilationists fail to fully comprehend.

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The Doctrine Of Annihilationism

Is annihilationism 

biblical?

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Our sin bears an eternal consequence because it is committed against an eternal God. God is an eternal and infinite Being - as a result, all sin against Him is worthy of an eternal punishment. It is not a matter of the length of time we sin, but the character of the God against whom we sin

Got Questions Ministries

Annihilationism is the belief that unbelievers will not experience an eternity of suffering in hell, but will instead be “extinguished” after death.

For many, annihilationism is an attractive belief because of the awfulness of the idea of people spending eternity in hell.

While there are some passages that seem to argue for annihilationism, a comprehensive look at what the Bible says about the destiny of the wicked reveals the fact that punishment in hell is eternal.

A belief in annihilationism results from a misunderstanding of one or more of the following doctrines:

1) the consequences of sin,

2) the justice of God,

3) the nature of hell.

In relation to the nature of hell, annihilationists misunderstand the meaning of the lake of fire.

Obviously, if a human being were cast into a lake of burning lava, he/she would be almost instantly consumed.

However, the lake of fire is both a physical and spiritual realm.

It is not simply a human body being cast into the lake of fire; it is a human’s body, soul, and spirit.

A spiritual nature cannot be consumed by physical fire.

It seems that the unsaved are resurrected with a body prepared for eternity just as the saved are (Revelation 20:13; Acts 24:15).

These bodies are prepared for an eternal fate.

Eternity is another aspect which annihilationists fail to fully comprehend.

Annihilationists are correct that the Greek word aionion, which is usually translated “eternal,” does not by definition mean “eternal.”

It specifically refers to an “age” or “eon,” a specific period of time.

However, it is clear that in the New Testament, aionion is sometimes used to refer to an eternal length of time. 

Revelation 20:10 speaks of Satan, the beast, and the false prophet being cast into the lake of fire and being tormented “day and night forever and ever.”

It is clear that these three are not “extinguished” by being cast into the lake of fire.

Why would the fate of the unsaved be any different? (Revelation 20:14-15)

The most convincing evidence for the eternality of hell is Matthew 25:46, “Then they [the unsaved] will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

In this verse, the same Greek word is used to refer to the destiny of the wicked and the righteous.

If the wicked are only tormented for an “age,” then the righteous will only experience life in heaven for an “age.”

If believers will be in heaven forever, unbelievers will be in hell forever.

Another frequent objection to the eternality of hell by annihilationists is that it would be unjust for God to punish unbelievers in hell for eternity for a finite amount of sin.

How could it be fair for God to take a person who lived a sinful, 70-year life, and punish him/her for all of eternity?

The answer is that our sin bears an eternal consequence because it is committed against an eternal God.

When King David committed the sins of adultery and murder he stated, “Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight” (Psalm 51:4).

David had sinned against Bathsheba and Uriah; how could David claim to have only sinned against God?

David understood that all sin is ultimately against God.

God is an eternal and infinite Being. As a result, all sin against Him is worthy of an eternal punishment.

It is not a matter of the length of time we sin, but the character of the God against whom we sin.

A more personal aspect of annihilationism is the idea that we could not possibly be happy in heaven if we knew that some of our loved ones were suffering an eternity of torment in hell.

However, when we arrive in heaven, we will not have anything to complain about or be saddened by. 

Revelation 21:4 tells us, “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

If some of our loved ones are not in heaven, we will be in 100 percent complete agreement that they do not belong there and that they are condemned by their own refusal to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior (John 3:16; 14:6).

It is hard to understand this, but we will not be saddened by the lack of their presence.

Our focus should not be on how we can enjoy heaven without all of our loved ones there, but on how we can point our loved ones to faith in Christ so that they will be there.

Hell is perhaps a primary reason why God sent Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sins.

Being “extinguished” after death is no fate to dread, but an eternity in hell most definitely is.

Jesus’ death was an infinite death, paying our infinite sin debt so that we would not have to pay it in hell for eternity (2 Corinthians 5:21).

When we place our faith in Him, we are saved, forgiven, cleansed, and promised an eternal home in heaven.

But if we reject God’s gift of eternal life, we will face the eternal consequences of that decision.

Got Questions Ministries seeks to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by providing biblical, applicable, and timely answers to spiritually related questions through an internet presence.

GotQuestions.org is a ministry of dedicated and trained servants who have a desire to assist others in their understanding of God, Scripture, salvation, and other spiritual topics. We are Christian, Protestant, evangelical, theologically conservative, and non-denominational. We view ourselves as a para-church ministry, coming alongside the church to help people find answers to their spiritually related questions.

We will do our best to prayerfully and thoroughly research your question and answer it in a biblically based manner. It is not our purpose to make you agree with us, but rather to point you to what the Bible says concerning your question. You can be assured that your question will be answered by a trained and dedicated Christian who loves the Lord and desires to assist you in your walk with Him. Our writing staff includes pastors, youth pastors, missionaries, biblical counselors, Bible/Christian college students, seminary students, and lay students of God’s Word.

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