I am new to the concept of Universal Salvation but I am more deeply convinced each day that Yahweh would not abandon his creation to burn in Hell for eternity. I have been digging into multiple translations and the Tentmaker site itself and I am now convinced that the heart of God is to love and forgive, not to condemn and to turn away.
Praise God for this GOOD NEWS and thanks so very much for being obedient to the Lord's call Gary!!! I am finally finding peace with what I grew up believing to be an angry, sadistic God.
My wife grew up as a Baptist preacher's kid and is having some issues dealing with the conflict between the traditional turn-or-burn mentality of the mainline denominations and the comfort and peace she feels with the UR doctrine. She finds herself very tormented by the thoughts of herself or anyone else burning for eternity which drives her to tears. She is the one who first was lead to Tentmaker. She and I have both found great peace following the revelation of this truth to us but we still struggle against the "brain washing" of an entire lifetime of being forced to believe what does not really appear to be "Biblical Truth".
Your prayers and wisdom on this matter are gratefully accepted.
Peace be with you.
Hey, peaceseeker! :dsunny:
PEACE: What a wonderful thing to seek! Seek and you will find.
Praise God that the truth is stronger than fiction!
Hopeful/Holly
:cloud9: Blessings to you in your search for truth......Welcome to Tentmaker! :thumbsup:
God's LOVE never fails!
Love is stronger than "death."
Hi Peaceseeker
(http://www.tentmaker.org/forum/Themes/default/images/welcome_mat.jpg) to Tentmaker
Blessings
welcome peaceseeker :thumbsup:
Will be saying a prayer that the Lord will help your wife lay her fears about hell to rest, so she will no for sure that all are eventually saved.
Christ's love conquers all.
Hi Peaceseeker, :hihat:
:welcome: to the Tent!
BTW, Don't try to convince your wife all at once, just show her, here a little there a little. :2c:
Paul
Hi there, and welcome to an oasis of spiritual sanity :thumbsup:
- byron