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Dewey Decimal Number: 234 EAN: 9780062517043 Edition: 1 ISBN: 006251704X Label: HarperOne Manufacturer: HarperOne Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: July 01, 2003 Publisher: HarperOne Release Date: July 08, 2003 Studio: HarperOne Editorial Review: Product Description: What happens after we die? Philip Gulley and James Mulholland grew up believing that only a chosen few would be saved and go to heaven, while most people would be damned. Even while studying to become pastors, they maintained this traditional view of human destiny. But as they experienced the pain and joy of their parishioners, each of these pastors began to hear a small but insistent voice speaking to them of God's boundless love and extravagant grace, calling them to a new understanding of divine will and human destiny. As each sought to be faithful to their experience of a loving God whose grace is unlimited and unconditional, both men arrived separately at the same truth: God will save every person. In If Grace Is True, Gulley and Mulholland describe their journey to this controversial view and proclaim their belief in a God of love, rejecting the prevailing view of a God who saves some and rejects others. This provocative theological stand has not been easy for them to maintain, just as those who have advocated universal salvation have struggled since the days of the early church. Proclaiming this message of love has put both men's pastoral calls in jeopardy and caused them to face censure from friends and colleagues -- even within their own Quaker community, with its history of honoring individual revelations. Nevertheless, they persist in their courageous proclamation of grace, hoping their message will be heard by the millions of Christians who are trying to reconcile their love for Christ with their love for non-Christians. For seekers, for thoughtful Christians, and for those who have suffered the loss of a loved one, Gulley and Mulholland offer a beautiful message of hope. "Now I have a new formula. It too is simple and clear. It is the most compelling truth I've ever known. It is changing my life. It is changing how I talk about God. It is changing how I think about myself. It is changing how I treat other people. It brings me untold joy, peace, and hope. This truth is the best news I've ever heard, ever believed, and ever shared. I believe God will save every person." Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great argument for Christian universalismThis book is a very "kind and gentle" argument for Christian universalism. Highly recommended for those whose childhood Christian ideology no longer seems to fit. Rating:  - A good boookMr Muholland and Mr. Gulley really explain God to me in a way I can relate to. Hell fire and brimstone have really never made sense to me. Life is NOT black and White. We are all shades of gray. Rating: - wonderful I always had doubts about hell; it didn't make any sense that God could love unconditionally and still sentence someone to eternal suffering. This book helped me to realize that I was not the only one with these thoughts and expanded the ideas I already had. Well written and easy to read. Rating:  - The Blessed lightDo yourself a favor and do not buy this book. No, don't even read it. I made the mistake of thinking the authors were Christians (as we define them by being followers of Christ, acknowledge God as the one TRUE God) but they are not. I quickly realized they were using the Bible as a way to justify universalism. Sorry. You can't take some of the Bible and throw out the rest. God grace is available to all, but not all will accept it. And there is only ONE way to the Father. No, God won't send any to ... Read More Rating: - This book is so simple and so good!I believe that the original word of God is inspired (i.e. the Hebrew and Greek) - but I now believe that the translations of the bible are of the flesh and some are more "flesh" than others. It took me 20 years to figure this out though. Back when I believed the King James was "THE" translation I was a young dumb Christian and kind of liked the idea that "spiritual losers" would burn in "hell". I was smart and read the bible, why should cult members and losers get into heaven anyway? ... Read More |
