Originally Posted by Generaloberst

Fuck all of that sinning nonsense. All a sort of trash really. I'm doomed to be cast into hellfire for the sheer crime of existing? What kind of tyrannical shit is that? Fuck off.

Originally Posted by goober

Remember Kids, if you don't sin, Jesus died for nothing.....

Originally Posted by RNG

And you didn't have much fun.

Originally Posted by RNG

And you didn't have much fun.

Originally Posted by imaginethat

Universalism bows to the omnipotence of God, that nothing can stand in the way of God's intentions, certainly not an arrogant mass of self-impressed protoplasm who heaps judgement upon others yet spares himself his judgement due.

Once a person sees it, the Gospel is universalist through and through. A short example.

"The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand." -- John 3:35

"Thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him." -- John 17:2

"All that the Father giveth me, shall come to me, and him that cometh to me I will in nowise cast out." -- John 6:37

If you're ready to see it, you will, but if you're not, that's understandable. The churches have done a thorough job of hiding the Gospel's universalist message, because religion and government have been bound together since before recorded history.

Telling people that God will not have even one of his/her children perish isn't of much use for instilling fear in the people, fear that makes them give up their minds, makes them easy to control.

And, if some are going to Heaven while others are going to hell, and the church has the keys to the gate of Country Club Heaven, well, it's always an ego boost to be a member of an exclusive club.

You're an atheist, Franklin. Why don't you just admit it?