“God will save everyone in the end.” This is called “universalism.” In the designer faith, it means that I need Jesus as my Savior, but someone else doesn’t. How does a Christian come to this contradiction?

Universalism is based on false logic and emotion. “How could God do such a thing?” “A loving God will always forgive.” The trouble with this line of thinking is mistaking the identity of the one who chooses. It isn’t God doing “such a thing.” God does always forgive but this doesn’t mean his forgiveness is accepted.

Doesn’t this mean God is unnecessarily cruel? After all, he has the ability to save everyone, doesn’t he? Well, let’s consider this. If someone has rejected Jesus and chosen not to worship him or trust in him, you would say that person does not want Jesus. If you don’t want Jesus all your life and then you die and face him in judgment, who is going to want to live with Jesus forever when he/she is proven wrong? No one would choose this. He/she has become the kind of person who cannot want Jesus. In fact, heaven would be torture for such a person. No, when it comes to heaven or hell, the person who has chosen to reject Jesus in this life chooses hell.

Besides, universalism is not supported in the Bible. The Bible speaks of heaven and hell. The Bible speaks of those who will live with Jesus forever and those who will be separated from Jesus forever. All people will know Jesus is God, they just won’t all be saved.

God honors human freedom so much he allows us to reject him.