, Chris"][size=150]Theopologetics Debates: Evangelical Universalism[/size]
Announcing the second ever Theopologetics debate! This time on the topic of “evangelical universalism.” Participants have agreed to field questions from you, my listeners, so send them my way at theopologetics@hotmail.com. Stay tuned!
Date: Friday, October 7th (or Tuesday, October 11th if unforeseen circumstances rule out Friday), to be published in the podcast feed shortly thereafter.
Resolution: Some people will not be saved from their sins according to the following passages and their contexts: 2 Thess. 1:9, Matt. 25:41/46, Matt. 18:8, Romans 9:22 and Jude 1:6.
Pseudonymous blogger TurretinFan of turretinfan.blogspot.com/ affirms. Jason Pratt, contributor to The Evangelical Universalist, denies.
Debate format:
]30 minutes opening affirmative/:m]
]30 minutes opening negative/:m]
]15 minutes rebuttal affirmative/:m]
]15 minutes opening affirmative/:m]
]10 minutes cross-examination of affirmative/*:m]
]10 minutes cross-examination of negative/:m]
]10 minutes cross-examination of affirmative/:m]
]10 minutes cross-examination of negative/:m]
]10 minutes cross-examination of affirmative/:m]
]10 minutes cross-examination of negative/:m]
]20 minutes “audience” Q&A, alternating/:m]
]15 minutes closing negative/:m]
]15 minutes closing affirmative/:m]
[size=75]* Negative has offered to be cross-examined first if the affirmative so chooses.[/size]Yes it could go for over 3 hours!!! Please pray for Jason as he prepares, that the moderator of the debate is fair, that truth would become clear to people, and above all, that God would be glorified by this.