As if anyone considers Rob Bell a evangelical. And he's not very "popular" - his own church booted him out.
quote from Jesus Christ:
On the day of judgment many will call me their Lord. They will say, “We preached in your name, and in your name we forced out demons and worked many miracles.”
But I will tell them, “I will have nothing to do with you! Get out of my sight, you evil people!”
Matthew 7:22-23
” The idea that when a person dies, their soul goes to heaven or hell for eternity, leaving their body behind is in no wise Christian.”
Sounds a lot like it to me.
IMHo, anyone who has seen how mere mortal men can create what any sane person would call Hell and who also believes in both the existence of a spiritual realm that includes an afterlife cannot honestly say they believe in Universalism.
The priest said that “there is no person who ever lived who could not repent, to whom God does not extend the offer of salvation.”
Hebrews 12:17 refutes the first part of that claim. Romans 10:14, in context, refutes the second part of that claim. In view of these blunders by a well-meaning but weak theologian, the correct statements he makes concerning the awful reality of hell become even more stark.
For the Love of God, and Jesus, their love is not a guarantee against judgment nor expectations of those who worship.
The irony is acknowledging you failings and humbly asking forgiveness is the way to the light..and it the narrow way for a man
And thinking you can not fail because “its all good”, God is so easy everybody going, no matter what... that the broad way to the pit
...hate to say it but it but you need to always be a bit scared.. keeps you humble and willing to acknowledge your failings and for help, ask for forgiveness... how can you learn if you think you know it all..and God is a teacher that gives a graded final..some people will flunk out
Why don’t the ‘universalists’ just come out and admit what they are espousing is good ol’ Gnosis?