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Answers to the most common questions and objections raised about universal reconciliation and hope.

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Will Hitler and Stalin Be One Day Be In Heaven?

Question: I still have problems with thinking that people like Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin will one day be in Heaven. Answer: I understand! Yet …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Nov 18, 2000
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Is The Doctrine of Total Restoration Part of A Cult?

Question: If this total restoration doctrine is true, why have I never heard of it before? The only people I’ve ever known to deny the …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Oct 25, 2000
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Endless Hell and God’s Unconditional Love?

Question: I still believe in endless hell, but I also believe God’s love is unconditional and totally committed. What’s wrong with just loving and trusting …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 19, 2000
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Why Bother Proclaiming The Gospel?

Question: If everyone is going to be saved eventually, what urgency is there in proclaiming the gospel? Answer: How much hell do you want others …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
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Will Saint and Sinner Get The Same Rewards?

Question: Does this means that both the saint and the sinner will get the same rewards! Answer: First of all, salvation is a gift, not …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
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Won’t People Interpret The Restoration of All, As A License To Sin?

Question: This may be the truth. Even so, the restoration of all things could be dangerous teaching for unstable people who would interpret it as …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
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Isn’t God Sovereign?

Question: I believe God is SOVEREIGN. This means God is all-powerful and holy, and He can do anything He wants to do! Answer: So do …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
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What About Once Saved Always Saved?

Question: This teaching will cause division in the church. Besides, I believe we can rest in God’s love because once we’re saved, we’re always saved. …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
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What Is The Point of The Cross If All Are Saved?

Question: This teaching cancels out any necessity for Calvary. What would be the point of Christ dying on the cross if God plans to save …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
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God Saving Everyone and Free Will

Question: I still don’t understand how God can save everyone and yet every person have a free will? Answer: Well, you believed people had “free …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
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A Made Up Doctrine To Advertise A God Soft On Sin?

Question: This doctrine of universal reconciliation [restoration] sounds to me like a teaching someone made up in order to advertise a “God” who is soft …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
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Why Do We Not Hear More Proclaiming This Message?

Question: Why do we not hear more people proclaiming this message today [of universal restoration]? Answer: Next time you go to church, have a good …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 17, 2000
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What About The Narrow Gate?

Question: In Luke 13:23-30, Jesus was asked if only a few would be saved. He said to strive to enter into the narrow gate, for …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: Aug 17, 2000
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Does Hell Keep People Moral?

The following chapter is from the book The Origin and History of the Doctrine of Endless Punishment by Thomas B. Thayer, written in 1855. It is often …

Author: Thomas B. Thayer   //   Published: May 1, 1999
Reading Time: 16 Minutes

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