Heresy: Christian Universalism

There is a popular movement currently, that claims to be scripturally based, called Universalism, or Christian Universalism.

There is a type of Universalism that claims that all ways lead to heaven. If you believe that the Bible is the Word of God, it is pretty obvious that this is false. (John 14:6, Acts 4:12, etc.) Besides, followers of this type of Universalism deny the inerrancy of the Bible and claim it is just another good book, like the Koran and such.

There also exists a self-described "Christian" Universalism which actually claims to be scripturally accurate. They claim that the Bible teaches that all people will be saved through the finished work of Jesus Christ. They try to differentiate themselves from the non-christian univeralists by claiming that, in the end, everyone will be Christians.

Well, they do have a part right, "every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess to God" (Romans 14:11). But by this time it will be too late. (Psalm 1:5, Psalm 9:17, Psalm 37:38, Psalm 97, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, for just a few references.) Perhaps thier Bibles leave out the judgment of the Flood in Genesis (Genesis 6, 7), or of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:1-29)? Perhaps they have not read about the great white throne (Revelation 20:11-15).

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
(Revelation 20:15)

How can a good God send people to hell? He doesn't, he gives people a choice, and does not violate their free will. We all have only one choice that truly matters; Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, or be cast into "outer darkness" (Matthew 8:12, 22:13, 25:30)

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
(Matthew 25:31-46)

Be a Berean (Acts 17:11). Don't take my word for this, search God's Word. Don't take anyone's word for what the Bible says or doesn't say, search it out for yourself with prayer and reading!