Simple Syllogisms for UR
While I love the complex and theological and profound defenses of Universal Reconciliation that are put forward by GM, and Tom, and Jason Pratt, and the rest of you, I still retain a real love and appreciation for the simple syllogisms that can serve as simple summaries of why Universalism makes sense to me.
If you have any of your own, I’d love to hear them!
Here are a couple of my recent ones to get started…
A) Jesus says He came to seek and Save the lost,
B) The bible seems to assert that Jesus wins a Total Victory by His life, death, and resurrection,
C) therefore UR
or this
A) Love always desires what is best for the other; what is best for the other is always union with God (they may be in states where they themselves do not yet recognize/accept/understand this)
B) God is love
C) therefore UR
or this (this one is trickier for me…)
A) our freedom is not so vast that we can chose to be born,
B) neither is our freedom so vast that we can chose NOT to exist,
C) therefore our choice involves not existence versus nonexistence, but rather involves the pathway to our union with God. (ie repentance now, or after the purifying “fires” of a redemptive – not punitive – hell)
What do you think??
Total Victory
Bobx3