Some Bold Words

The Golden Thread: God's Promise of Universal Salvation by Ken R. Vincent is a great book that cites passage after passage after passage that re-iterates the Universalist theme that is weaved throughout the Bible. Here are just a FEW of the passages that cite that we are ALL destined for grace as we are ALL children of God and ALL will be saved. There are many paths and many roads - and they all lead to the same destination of divinity.

Jesus is clearly an advocate for both Christians and non-Christians:

My children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father; Jesus Christ the Righteous. he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and NOT FOR OURS ONLY, but also for the sins OF THE WHOLE WORLD (I John 2:2)

[Many Christians like to think they are exclusively saved, but the WHOLE WORLD would have been replaced with ONLY CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS if that were the case.]

With Jesus as Judge, NO ONE IS EVER ABANDONED -- Christian or non-Christian. Jesus tells us that the Kingdom of God is NOT ONLY FOR THE PURE (Matthew 5:8) but also for the IMPURE (Matthew 15:2, 21-31; Luke 18:10 -14), the PAGAN (Matthew 15:21-28), and the HERETIC (Luke 10:25-37; John 4:16-30).

I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold, and I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd (John 10:16)

And I, when I am lifted up from the Earth, will draw ALL PEOPLE to myself (John 12:3).

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to ALL (Titus 2:11)

So it is not the will of your Father in Heaven that one of these little ones should be lost (Matthew 18:14)

[So, if it is NOT THE WILL of God that anyone should be lost, then it is evident that NONE WILL BE. It is not as if God is going to condemn people to eternal punishment even if HE doesn't want them to be lost. That would be contradictory to the LOVE of God!]