Universalism is the view that all people will be saved, indeed, in some versions, that satan himself will one day be redeemed. Inclusivism is the view that some people who have not knowingly accepted Christ’s gift of salvation may nevertheless be saved by his sacrifice on the cross, simply because they are “good” people, for God can read their “good” hearts. The “inclusivism” is that they would be included in God’s salvation by God without any action on their part. Of course “good” in this context is what man deems good, and not what God deems good. Both these views are gaining popularity, under the general banner of The Grace Gospel, as human logic applied to God’s word. Don’t be misled by this catchy label, this is what Peter described as “twisting the scriptures to their own destruction”, and Paul called “Another Gospel”, flying under the facade of Grace to circumvent the huge volume of scriptures that refute these false doctrines: The Grace Gospel is simply Cheap Grace in sheep’s clothing that man bestows on himself. Man’s free will to chose, reject or ignore, God’s free gift has huge unavoidable consequences. God’s word is the final arbitrator over truth. Man’s logic will simply never trump God’s Preincarnate Word, although man never seems to tire of trying. It’s that broken thingie inside man that satan also struggled with, exulting Self over God: “I will be like the most high”, the epitome of audacity! Man can concoct a way to salvation, he attempted in ancient times to reach heaven with the Tower of Babel, and he attempts today with science and technology... yes, man may attempt to clone a way to immortality, but God says it’s My way or the highway. And we all know where that highway leads.
“THERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT...
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