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Was Jesus Universalistic?
By
Scot McKnight
Robin Parry’s (aka, Gregory Macdonald’s) book The Evangelical Universalist examines whether or not Jesus believed in an eternal conscious hell and, by the time he’s done, he suggests there is a text that might suggest Jesus moved in a universalist direction. Gehenna, Parry argues, did not refer to the garbage dump outside Jerusalem but was an image…
Book of Revelation: Universalistic?
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Scot McKnight
Those who “like” or “find delight” in the Book of Revelation remind me of those who watched The Titanic and thought it was romantic and cute but failed to miss that thousands died a brutal, terrifying and tragic death. Robin Parry’s (aka, Gregory Macdonald’s) book The Evangelical Universalist examines the Book of Revelation because, if truth be…
The Inescapable Love of God
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Scot McKnight
When it comes down to the bottom argument in Robin Parry’s (aka, Gregory Macdonald’s) book The Evangelical Universalist we find an argument about God’s love. So far we’ve seen his case rest squarely on the impermanence of one’s state as a result of death and, perhaps even more logically crucial, on the inescapable love of God. Do…
The New Testament and Universalism
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Scot McKnight
Robin Parry’s major focus, in his book The Evangelical Universalist , is a biblical case for universalism. He has a take on the Old Testament and then turns to macroscopic themes in the New Testament. Here are his themes: Jesus fulfills Israel’s calling in his own person. Jesus’ death climaxes Israel’s exile. Jesus’ resurrection climaxes Israel’s return…
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