False teaching of Universalism

The following is a response to a continued teaching from a person who claims to have the truth. What he teaches is not truth according to scripture, but is a false doctrine that is prevalent in today’s society and sadly is being taught from many venues in many forms.

As you read this response I would encourage you in the same way that the Apostle would.

“Hold fast to the faith that you have learned, (or are learning.)” 2 Thessalonians 2:15

Dear Sir;

What you are teaching is Universalism, which is a belief that everyone will be saved.

There are many people today who hold to the viewpoint of Universal Salvation--the idea that all men will eventually end up in heaven with the Lord.

Perhaps it is the thought of men and women living a life of eternal torment in hell that causes some to reject the teachings of Scripture on this issue.

For some it is their over-emphasis on the love and compassion of Christ that lead them to believe that God will have mercy on every living soul.

But the scriptures definitely teach that some men will spend an eternity in hell, while others an eternity in paradise with the Lord.

First of all, the proof that unredeemed men will dwell forever in hell.

Jesus’s very own words confirm that the time spent in heaven for the redeemed will last as long as the unredeemed in hell.

Matthew 25:46 says, “And these [unredeemed] will go away into ETERNAL punishment, but the righteous into ETERNAL life”

Some believe that those in hell will eventually cease to exist, but the Lord himself confirms that it will last forever.

In Mark9:44 Jesus speaks about hell as the “unquenchable fire.”

This “eternal fire” is mentioned previously in Matthew 25:41 as well.

It will never go out because it will burn forever.

How does one avoid this “unquenchable fire”?

Many people believe that all roads lead to heaven, or they consider God so full of love and mercy that He will allow all people into heaven.

While God is certainly full of love and mercy, it was these qualities that lead Him into sending HisSon, Jesus Christ to earth and to die on the cross for us.

Jesus Christ is the exclusive door that leads to an eternity in heaven.

Acts 4:12”And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all…”

In John 14:6, Jesus says “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM should not perish but have eternal life.”

If any man chooses to reject Gods son, they do not meet the requirements for salvation .

Read it again:

If any man chooses to reject Gods son, they do not meet the requirements for salvation.

 

John 3:36 “ He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

 

With verses such as these, it becomes clear that Universalism and Universal Salvation is an anti-Biblical belief.

Universalism does not line up with what scripture teaches.

While many people today accuse Christians of being intolerant and “exclusive” it is important to remember that these are the words of Christ Himself.

Christianity did not develop these ideas on its own, Christians are simply stating what the Lord has already said.

People choose to reject the message because they do not want to face up to their sin, and admit that they need the Lord to save them.

To say that those who reject Gods provision of salvation through His Son will be saved, is to belittle the holiness and justice of God and negate the need of Jesus’s sacrifice on our behalf.