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  1. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    The main source of my faith in Christianity is the changes that happen both within my own actions and the actions of others when they come to faith in Christ. Whenever I draw to God, I am always filled with an ineffable peace, joy, and compassion for other people (Philippians 4:7). If someone...
  2. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    The verse is saying that the same amount of people who died because of Adam is equal to the amount of those who will be made alive in Christ. Everyone who ever lived died due to Adam's sin, both spiritually or physically. That means that 100% of people will also, as you put it, "come to the...
  3. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    Then how do you interpret the phrases made alive, reconciled, restored, confessing in Jesus (everyone who confesses Jesus is saved (Romans 10:13) and Christ dying for all sins as meaning?
  4. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    In scripture, we find many bible verses that seem to say that all will be saved: 1 Corinthians 15:22, Colossians 1:20, Acts 3:21, 1 John 2:2, and Philippians 2:10-11 being a few examples. However, there are also many verses that seem to say sinners will be tormented forever, such as Revelation...
  5. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    It's things like this that make me think about how none of us really have proof of anything besides our own consciousness. Who's to say that any of us are right? Maybe the truth is a giant spaghetti monster floating above time and space. It's not like anybody can prove otherwise. To be frank, I...
  6. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    I'm sorry if I came off as negative or conceited. Salvation has nothing to do with how schooled you are in Greek, and I'm sorry if you got any such meaning from the post. It was just meant to be an extra bit of information to provide an explanation for some verses just in case someone was...
  7. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    Just because someone rejects God at one point does not mean that they will not accept him later. Humans change their core beliefs even in this life. Everyone who ever converted to Christianity is evidence of that. How can you say that over a long enough period of time even your own views of God...
  8. IsaiahX

    Does God have Free Will?

    At least in my opinion, God subjects the universe to suffering, not because he is weak or irresponsible, but for the sole sake of deliverance. God, who views all things from an eternal perspective, knows that salvation is more enjoyable in the face of adversity. I do not know what your beliefs...
  9. IsaiahX

    Does God have Free Will?

    Very sorry. I meant to say Isaiah 55:8-9. The point was that if since disobeying God's law causes suffering, scripture was attempting to explain his compassion for the pain of his creations, although in figurative terms (we can assume that that the author was being figurative, as he seems to...
  10. IsaiahX

    Does God have Free Will?

    Omnipotence has multiple meanings, one of which describes a being that can do anything in agreement with its own nature. God can only do what he wants to do, and if he does not want to sin, he cannot. He is still omnipotent.
  11. IsaiahX

    The Second Coming of Christ

    Jesus came for a very different purpose the first time. He entered the world as a suffering servant (Matthew 20:28). The second time he will come in order to judge the whole world and set up his Millennial Kingdom. He has no reason to look the same during both encounters.
  12. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    Universalism does not mean a lack of punishment, only that everyone will eventually be saved. I apologize for not having explained the punishment in hell better. You see, those who are in hell are in no way forced to repent. Theoretically, they could have remained in their rejection of God...
  13. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    I wouldn't say that God lies to sinners before finally saving them. The whole purpose of hell being there in the first place is for people who reject God. When all those reject God keep resisting his salvation, God will finally let them have their own way. He will confine them to the lake of...
  14. IsaiahX

    Does God have Free Will?

    If you want a verse supporting the first point, I would reccomend Isaiah 58:8-9. (also, it seems deities from any religion are at least a little inhuman. It seems to be a qualification for being a deity). Secondly, whenever anyone in the bible has disobeyed God's commandments, it is often...
  15. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    Also, I would like to clarify that the greek word usually translated forever in scripture, aiṓnios, is better translated age-long (a finite amount of time) than forever. This would drastically change the meaning of Bible verses such as Revelation 20:10, making the torment of finite duration...
  16. IsaiahX

    Does God have Free Will?

    "If I spank my son for blatant disobedience and he runs away from home because I spanked him, I may feel some remorse over the spanking — not in the sense that I disapprove of what I did, but in the sense that I feel some sorrow that the spanking was necessary and part of a wise way of dealing...
  17. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    While it is true that their are people who are Pagans, Athiest, and Taoist now who will not go to heaven directly after they die, the authors of scripture looked forward to a day that all people would have faith in the Father, whether that faith manifests in this world or in the next. "He is...
  18. IsaiahX

    Does God have Free Will?

    If God were to take the life that he gave to a human being, I'm sure he would do it for the greater good of that soul and all humanity. For more on how salvation can be found even after death I would check my thread on Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity. For the latter point, I do not...
  19. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    Basically, only that instead of happening at the end of every individuals life, it will happen to all the damned at the end of this age until they are finally saved.
  20. IsaiahX

    Universalism, the Bible, and Christianity

    First of all, I would like to dispell the notion that all will become saved without repenting. I do not believe that this is the case, but that all will repent and therefore be saved. Secondly, the amount of people who are made alive in Christ is equal to those who died because of Adam. Not...
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