For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever

Lam. 3:31 (NLT)

Key aspects of Christian Universalism include:

• The belief that God's love and mercy are infinite and will eventually extend to all beings, even if that sometimes follows a period of absence from God.
• The interpretation that Christ's sacrifice was sufficient to save all of humanity, not just believers
• The view that hell or punishment is temporary and rehabilitative rather than eternal
• An emphasis on God's role as a loving parent who will not eternally condemn any of their children

This theological perspective has existed since the early Christian church, with proponents including Origen of Alexandria (185-254 CE) and Gregory of Nyssa (335-395 CE). While it remains a minority view within Christianity, it has experienced renewed interest in modern theological discussions.

Universalism has recently been expressed through the Unitarian Universalist movement.

Christian Universalist Organisation

Welcome

Schleiermacher’s Universalism

https://youtu.be/QMBtyWEBehM?feature=shared

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Key Point: **

If Christian love is perfected in eternal life in Christ, then if anyone is in hell, everyone is in hell.

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Origen

At the core of Origen’s thinking is the doctrine of apokatastasis. This doctrine is based on the message of 1 Cor. 15:28

When all things are subjected to Him, the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.

Apokatastasis, or the restoration of “all in all”, refers to all creation being brought into a state of perfection with God. (A return to the pre-fall condition of the world.) To Origen, this included the damned and the Devil. This occurs through a life lived in Christ or through a period of suffering after death.