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Revelation 5:9 and Inclusive Salvation
February 26th, 201112:05 PM ETToday I want to look at an oft-overlooked text in favor of inclusivism, the doctrine that hearing the gospel and making a cognitive confession of it (as described in Romans 10:9) is not necessary for salvation. Let's begin with the text. In Revelation 5:9 the Lamb (Jesus) is depicted opening a scroll as the saints look on in praise and declare: "... -
Hopeful Universalism and the Lottery Illustration
February 18th, 201108:24 PM ETIn "Does universalism have a chance in hell of being true?" I argued that there is indeed a case to be made for universalism just like there is a case to be made for Calvinism and Arminianism. It may not be as strong a case, but there is a case to be made. This means that even if a Christian is not a universalist (as I am not), they nonetheless oug... -
Does universalism have a chance in hell of being true?
February 15th, 201111:36 AM ETThomas Talbott has pointed out that one can find evidence from scripture to support the following three incompatible claims: (1) God wants to save everyone (2) God can save everyone (3) Not everyone will be saved Since this is an inconsistent set, a person has to give up at least one of these propositions. And so Christians do. The Calvinist g... -
Universalism isn't a four letter word
February 15th, 201111:03 AM ETMost Christians believe that some people will be etenally lost. But not all Christians agree with this. Some are supporters of the view that no people will be lost. Among them is one of my friends, the articulate theologian Robin Parry. A few years ago Robin wrote a great book called The Evangelical Universalist. He wrote it under a pseudonym (Greg... -
How exclusive should Christianity be?
February 14th, 201108:46 AM ETMany Christians are exclusivists by which I don't mean that they are social snobs or against racial integration. Rather, an "exclusivist" is one who believes that certain things are essential to being saved by Jesus. Catholic Community Exclusivism Historic Catholicism (i.e. prior to Vatican II) tended to be exclusivist about membership in its own... -
The Tentative Apologist in the hot seat on inclusivism!
May 21st, 201002:25 PM ETDwilkinson; "Given that everyone has the opportunity to be in a saving relationship with God, why should Christians seek to spread the Gospel?" Tentative Apologist: "Isn't ‘Jesus told me to (Mt. 28:19-20) enough for you? But that's not all. If someone is being saved by Christ but has never met Christ, wouldn't you want to introduce them? It... -
Why inclusivism makes sense
May 20th, 201010:36 AM ETA couple weeks ago I was arguing for inclusivism, the possibility of being saved by Christ without having heard of Christ. The question has important apologetic purchase, not least because people worry about the fate of those who have never heard. Are they really all lost? Within this discussion it is crucial to distinguish epistemic inclusivism f... -
How to be saved by Jesus when you don't believe in Jesus (sort of)
May 05th, 201004:22 PM ETI have argued in this blog for a form of inclusivism according to which a person may be saved by Christ without ever having heard of Christ. In the last post I even ventured to suggest that one might be saved by Christ while believing propositions about Christ which are incompatible with core Christian beliefs. It is time to offer a bit more explan... -
Christian Atheism?
May 04th, 201011:58 AM ETBack in the article "Believe propositions p and q and thou shall be saved" I argued against the view that the necessary and sufficient conditions for a saving relationship with God are found in the mental assent to one or more propositions. This raised many intriguing questions and possibilities in the following thread, including the one raised by ... -
Believe propositions p and q and thou shall be saved
April 26th, 201009:50 AM ETIt all started when Ken Pulliam asked "What do you think that a person must believe in order to be saved?" Then came the substance of my subtle and richly nuanced response:) "I cannot provide a simple answer on the terms I have been given because I don't think the foundation of a saving relationship with God is found in belief at all." This hardly...
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