Christian Universalism

Christian Universalists often point to the following Biblical teachings as evidence of Universalism:

* Jesus' prophecy that he will "draw all men" to himself (John 12:32)
* Jesus' teaching that God is "Our Father in heaven" (Matthew 6:9)
* Jesus' teaching that all things will be renewed. (Matthew 19:28)
* Jesus' teaching that the unforgiving servant will be turned "over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed." (Matthew 18:34)
* Jesus' statement that human beings are "gods" (John 10:34, quoting Psalm 82:6)
* Paul's teaching that human beings are God's "offspring" (Acts 17:28)
* Paul's teaching that there is "one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all" (Ephesians 4:6)
* Paul's teaching that "from [God] and through him and to him are all things" (Romans 11:36)
* Paul's prophecy that "as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive" (1 Corinthians 15:22)
* Paul's teaching that "just as the result of one trespass [by Adam] was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness [by Christ] was justification that brings life for all men. ... through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous" (Romans 5:18-19)
* Paul's teaching that "God was pleased (...)to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross" (Colossians 1:19-20)
* Paul's statement that God "is the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe." (1 Timothy 4:10)
* Paul's teaching that "God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them" (2 Corinthians 5:19)
* Paul's prophecy that "every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:10-11)
* Peter's teaching that Jesus "died for sins once for all" and "went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago" (1 Peter 3:18-20), so that they may "live according to God in regard to the spirit" (1 Peter 4:6)
* John's teaching that "[Jesus Christ] is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world" (1 John 2:2)
* Old Testament teaching that men and women are created "in the image of God" (Genesis 1:27)
* Old Testament teaching that "[God's] anger lasts only a moment" (Psalm 30:5)
* Old Testament teaching that "[God] is good; his love endures forever" (Psalm 106:1, 107:1)
* Old Testament teaching that "The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. / All you have made will praise you, O LORD" (Psalm 145:9-10)

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