Definition: Christian Universalism is a school of Christian theology based on Biblical teachings and the teachings of the early Christians that focuses on the doctrine of universal reconciliation, where all human beings will ultimately be saved and restored to a right relationship with God through Christ. This belief is based on the idea that God’s love and redemption are universal, and that everyone will be reconciled to Him in the end.

After much prayer and reflection, I have come to the conclusion that a core value that people need to share is a belief in Christian Universalism.

The reasons I decided that this is a core value is as follows:

1. Simply by having this value, people may feel inspired to learn more about this belief system.
2. I want to live with people who encourage me on my Jesus following path. I don’t need them to believe exactly as I do, but when we have the common belief of Christian Universalism, we can have much more fruitful discussions.
3. I want this community to exemplify all that is good, beautiful and true. The idea that a good and loving Creator would condemn people to eternal conscious torment is the biggest lie that I can think of, and I do not want to promote this lie in any way.
4. I want to start a church which is based on CU and have community members come together to design and oversee this church.
5. I want to share with others the Biblically-based spiritual practices such as prayer, meditation on scripture, praying the scriptures, Immanuel Approach, fasting, singing spiritual songs, and studying the scriptures.
6. By having a Christ-centered community, I hope to demonstrate “they will know we are Christians by our love.” We will reach out to our neighbors, our nearby towns, the county, the state, our country and the world to spread the Gospel as we understand it. This article shares how evangelism can be much more effective when we are sharing that God will save all. https://www.mercyonall.org/posts/how-universalism-empowers-evangelism
7. By living in community we are more able to spread the CU message as we share our lives together. We will have more resources and encouragement.

Here are some great websites where you can learn about Christian Universalism.

This article offers a “fast track” to the belief in Ultimate Restoration AKA Christian Universalism

https://www.christianuniversalism.com/2021/09/is-there-a-fast-track-to-believing-ultimate-reconciliation/

https://www.mercyonall.org

https://godslovewins.com/index.htm

http://www.hopebeyondhell.net

This is a great video that explains Christian Universalism well through the lens of Jesus teachings.

https://www.youtube.com/@LoveUnrelenting

https://www.youtube.com/@LoveUnrelenting

Here is an AI generated description of Christian Universalism

• Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś: Believes that all people, regardless of their religion or lack thereof, are saved through the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ.
• Elhanan Winchester: A Baptist preacher who promoted the universal salvation of all souls after a period in Purgatory.
• Hosea Ballou: A Universalist preacher and writer who argued that a loving God would not condemn people to eternal torment in hell.
• Hannah Whitall Smith: A writer and evangelist who believed in the universal reconciliation of all people to God.
• Carlton Pearson: A former Pentecostal Bishop who promoted the “Gospel of Inclusion,” a hybrid of Charismatic and Liberal Christian Universalism.
• Brian McLaren: A Christian leader in the emerging church movement who is sympathetic to the idea of Universalism, but does not fully embrace it.

Main Arguments of Christian Universalism

• God’s Love and Nature: Christian Universalists argue that a good and loving God would not condemn people to eternal torment in hell.
• Universal Reconciliation: They believe that all human beings will ultimately be saved and restored to a right relationship with God.
• Mistranslation of Scripture: Some Universalists argue that the Greek word αιών (aion) was mistranslated to mean “eternal” instead of “an epoch of time,” leading to the idea of eternal hell.
• Early Christianity: Some Christian Universalists claim that universal reconciliation was the most common interpretation of Christianity in the early church, prior to the 6th century.
• The Nature of Hell: Christian Universalists disagree on whether hell exists, but some believe that it is a temporary state or a cleansing period, rather than eternal torment.