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D.A. Carson on Universalism

D.A. Carson gave a special address at The Gospel Coalition's 2011 conference on God: Abounding in Love, Punishing the Guilty .  It's worth your listening time. Pay special attention to how our view of the love of God directly impacts our understanding of the atonement.  The panel discussion is informative as well.

Moral outrage

In Jesus the Only Way to God , John Piper writes: [W]hen we ask, "Is Jesus the only way to salvation?" we are asking the question: Is he the only way to escape from an eternal conscious torment called hell? (pg. 24) He tackles this issue and responds to two alternatives: universalism and annihilationism.  Several well-known Christians who hold these differing views are quoted.  Interestingly, they use words such as "moral revulsion", "loathing", and "emotionally intolerable" to express their views on hell. While I would not dare put myself in the same league as these particular theologians, their views brought a few questions to mind: Are we more outraged at the idea of hell or more outraged that we would sin and rebel against a holy God? As sinners, is our outrage at the idea of hell more of an indication of our revulsion to the holiness of God? Without Christ , do I deserve eternal conscious torment because I am a sinner and have sinned...