One of the worst false doctrines today is given the high sounding name of ultimate reconciliation. What it means is that everyone will eventually end up in Heaven – including satan! Sometimes it is called inclusion or universalism – there are several differences in the pathways, but they all mean the same end thing – they believe everyone is going to end up in Heaven eventually. Some think some people will go to hell first, others a purgatory, others believe everyone goes straight to Heaven, but they all believe everyone ends up in Heaven.
The implication is that it does not matter how you relate to God, how you live, what you say, what you do, because no matter what you are going to Heaven when you die. A lot of this comes from the fact that our society has gone multi-cultural and people are scared to say Muhammad is not the way, Buddha is not the way, Krishna is not the way – but the only way to the Father is through Jesus Christ.
This multi-culturalism says everyone is ok, everyone is a child of God, everyone is right, everyone is saved, everyone is godly, everyone is good. And so, it leads to a toleration of all sins. Someone gets two women in the church pregnant, just let him minister in the gifts. Worship leader won’t speak to you because he is so immature, won’t listen to godly leadership, won’t read his Bible, just let him keep leading worship. There are even churches that are supporting and welcoming homosexuals into church leadership. Of course they should be loved, but love would never put someone in that situation into leadership.
The truth is everyone wants to go to Heaven, but very few people want to live Heaven on earth. The truth is that we are not all right, we are not all good, we were born in sin, we were born selfish and we need a Saviour, and there is not a list of Saviours to choose from, there is only One, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. We are not all children of God. We are all created by God, but we need to be born again to become children of God.
This truth not only needs to be believed by every pastor, it needs to be proclaimed clearly. You should be giving altar calls in your church services, you should be asking people if they have been born again, and you should be teaching and explaining what it means. People should be left in no doubt that there is only one way to God, and people should not be left in any confusion that there is only one Saviour, and that every other religion is wrong, and that there is a truth, there is a way that we are expected to live as Christians. Everyone should be aware that you believe there is a hell to shun and a Heaven to gain, and it is not automatic. It’s not by works, but it is by faith, and we should be using the words and speaking the truth that produces true faith in people.
Selah.
Inspiring and Challenging Dreamers 