Some may think that believing that Jesus Christ will save every man, woman and child that has ever or will ever walk the face of the earth is some fairy-tale, made-up, new age idea. Some may believe that eliminating the possibility of an eternal hell throws everything off balance. However, this book is written to show the truth of what the bible actually teaches.
In fact, if serious research is done, one would find that the belief that Jesus would save all mankind was the predominant belief in the early church. Theological schools in Alexandria, Antioch and other places taught this truth. Many church fathers, such as: Origen and Clement of Alexandria can be quoted clearly on their belief that Jesus would save all. These early church fathers spoke the Greek language in which the New Testament was written, so they knew the language and meaning well.
It wasn’t till hundreds of years later, when the Romans got a hold of scripture, that words were mistranslated and corrupted. These government officials and church fathers did not speak the language of the New Testament Greek. Therefore, words that actually mean “age” or “ages” were translated to mean “eternal.” Words that described physical locations like “Gehenna,” a valley just outside of Jerusalem or “the grave, unseen” were translated to mean “hell.”
The Roman government and church leaders chose to control the masses using fear and the threat of eternal torment, so they manipulated the scripture to fit their agenda. As a result, years of tradition have sprung from this deceit and now these heresies are believed as unquestionable truths.
We need to explore what the bible actually teaches. We need to know that the devil is not the enemy at the gate, but that he has invaded the church thousands of years ago and is disguised as an angel of light and his ministers as servants of righteousness. I think it is important to understand that just because it seems like evil is running rampant, that God is still in control of it, and Satan can do nothing apart from the sovereign God. Likewise, no human being can act independently of their creator using supposed ‘free-will.’ God is the source and cause of all things as scripture would attest.
I believe that if we look at the Holy Scriptures without the lens of false translation and tradition, to seek the truth of what is actually said, we will know that God would not devise a plan in which most of his creation would end up in an eternal hell. However, God is powerful enough and willing enough to devise a plan that would end with all of his creation present with him forever. I believe this is exactly what the bible teaches.
So, I pose the question, is everything you learned about God true? God is beyond the limits of my imagination and comprehension. His power and love are on levels that the human mind cannot fathom. However, within our human limits, it is important to try to understand all we can, to seek the truth of the Almighty.
Over the past years, I have had a revelation similar to the main character “Hiccup” in the Pixar movie How to Train Your Dragon. At a point in the movie, when Hiccup realizes that the dragons are not the evil beasts everyone has portrayed them as over the past 300 years, he says, “Everything we know about you guys is wrong.” I have had a similar experience with what I have been taught about God through the church, Christians, religion, media and other sources. Everything I have been taught about God is wrong.
It is popular belief in Christianity that Jesus Christ died for our sins to reconcile us back to God (which is true) but humans need to accept this gift or make a free will choice to believe in Christ in order to go to heaven. If not, that person will go to hell. Christianity teaches that an outside source called the devil created evil and invaded God’s precious, good creation. Is this True? I will discuss the Holy Scriptures and the support for the fact that humans do not possess free will, evil was created by God for a grand purpose, and that God will eventually save every human being. The premise is that we as humans all make choices; however, we cannot act independently of God.
Who is responsible for man’s salvation? Ask any Christian, who is responsible for your salvation? They will respond, Jesus Christ! Okay then, Mr. Christian, who is responsible for an unbeliever going to hell? It is that man’s choice to reject Jesus, so it is his own fault, says Mr. Christian. So, you need to be smart enough or spiritual enough to choose Christ? Yes, says Mr. Christian. Then, isn’t it man who is responsible for his own salvation? No. It is all of God. Okay, if salvation is all of God, then not having salvation has to be all of God. Then isn’t it all of God if someone goes to hell? If man has to choose Christ then the deciding factor of salvation is in man’s control. This is human pride, that we decide our everlasting destiny. God is sovereign, He decides, and He alone is the master of our fate.
I often hear statements to the effect, “God is in Control” or “There is a reason for everything.” Often these statements are made by well-meaning Christians, who in their next breath say that I must make a personal decision to accept Jesus Christ as my savior or I will not be saved. So I rationalize, if I have to make the ultimate choice, then how can God be in control at all, wouldn’t I be in control? Maybe God could persuade or nudge me, but I had to make the ultimate decision to be saved. So again I rationalize, if it is up to me to make the most important decision of all, whether I accept Christ or not, then wouldn’t the less important decisions fall into my lap as well. If I am in control of my endless destiny and given the free will to choose, then wouldn’t I be entrusted with lesser decisions? Well then, how can God be in control at all? Also, if God is not in control of everything, then how can I trust him with anything?
These questions are important ones. If I need to rely on myself, others or some creator who is not in complete and total control, then how do I know that things won’t spiral out of control in my life? I make mistakes all the time. In addition, if God defers his control to others, then how can I be assured that this world isn’t just one big random chance?
The answer that scripture gives is that we, as humans, do not have free will and God is in complete control of our lives now and He is in complete control of our eternal destiny. Now, before everyone rushes at me and says, “What are you talking about, I make decisions every day and I do what I want!” I don’t doubt that people make their own choices; we do it thousands of times every single day. But, scripture says that these decisions, even our wants, especially our circumstances are all under the influence and control of the Almighty God.
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