#84 Universalism 3

Proper theology is the consideration of God’s Person and work (in that order), is assaulted by the fallacies of universalism. Whereas “oneness universalism” speculates deity deep-down & within humanity, the study of religious doctrines, “soteriological universalism,” speculates that humanity inherits the Deity of God post-incarnational (once Jesus became flesh). Both of these theses imply a “universal reconciliation” of God and man by virtue of the inherent connection of deity and humanity. “Covenant universalism” binds God into a legal obligation to keep His alleged joint covenant agreement, and “Calvinistic universalism” forces God into a non-randomness implementation of His decree to save all men in Christ. “‘God is love’ universalism” likewise creates a logical necessity that demands the salvation of all men in order to justify God’s love. “Organic Universalism” reduces God to being bound by the earth He created. They all impose on God’s absolute divine freedom to act in the expression of His own Being, without any criticisms of necessity. Each put God in a position of submitting to man. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drstephenphinney.substack.com/subscribe