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Following is a link to a well written article concerning the various forms of Universalism: Philosophical, Pluralistic, Christianized, God is Love, Calvinistic, Covenant, Soteriological, and Oneness Universalism. After giving a description of these various forms of Universalism, the paper then goes on to give a general critique of the fallacies of this heresy.
Following is a link to a well written article concerning the various forms of Universalism: Philosophical, Pluralistic, Christianized, God is Love, Calvinistic, Covenant, Soteriological, and Oneness Universalism. After giving a description of these various forms of Universalism, the paper then goes on to give a general critique of the fallacies of this heresy.
In response to Origen’s (A.D. 185-254) teaching of universalism and subsequent formulations of the theory, the Council of Constantinople declared universalism to be “heresy” in A.D. 543.
is it not remarkable that it took over 300 years to condemn universalism as heresy? at that time, "christianity" already had became a pagan cult under the rule of the roman emperors, such as Justinian :
The Emperor Justinian was the greatest of the Eastern (Byzantine) Emperors. He reigned from 527 to 565 at Constantinople. In the year 534 he published in fifty volumes the world famous "Justinian Code" of Laws. This was a digest of the Greek and Roman constitutions, ordinances, and legal decisions, culled from two thousand manuscript volumes, and it forms the basis of most medieval and modern codes of law. In the year 540, Justinian made arrangements for the calling together of the famous local council of four years later. He was determined that certain doctrines must be suppressed. In setting forth the position when writing to the Patriarch Mennas of Constantinople, he discussed the doctrines with great ability. In particular, he wished it made very plain that the life of the saints was to be everlasting, and that the doom of the lost was to be likewise. Yet he did not argue that the word eonian meant everlasting. Nor did he claim that the word eonian had hitherto been misunderstood. In setting forth the orthodox position of the Church of that time, he did not say, "We believe in eonian punishment," as this was exactly what Origen, three hundred years before, had maintained and believed. In fact, Origen, who exulted in the truth of the reconciliation of the universe, definitely used the word eonian with reference to fire and doom as meaning a limited time. But writing in the very expressive Greek language, Justinian says, "The holy church of Christ teaches an endless eonian (ateleutetos aionios) life for the just, and endless (ateleutetos) punishment for the wicked." Justinian knew quite well that by itself eonian did not signify endless, and he therefore added a word the meaning of which is quite unequivocal, a word not found in the Scriptures. This letter of Justinian, which is still in existence, ought to convince anyone who is in doubt, regarding the true scriptural meaning of the word eonian. It may be added, that the Council, though expressly convened in order to stigmatize the teachings of Origen, one of which was that punishment was only temporary, condemned his views generally, but did not anathematize his teaching regarding the reconciliation of all. It was not until the year 696, at Constantinople, that a Council publicly condemned this doctrine of Origen for the first time, the glorious teaching being called "drunken racking as to the future life of the dead."
Following is a link to a well written article concerning the various forms of Universalism: Philosophical, Pluralistic, Christianized, God is Love, Calvinistic, Covenant, Soteriological, and Oneness Universalism. After giving a description of these various forms of Universalism, the paper then goes on to give a general critique of the fallacies of this heresy.
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
(1 Timothy 2:3-6 KJV)
1Ti 4:9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
1Ti 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
1Ti 4:11 These things command and teach.
God wants us to teach the fallacies of this heresy.
Why are you disobedient, Mike? Not willing to suffer reproach?
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