An article by Ingrid Schlueter in ChristianWorldviewNetwork.com titled Does Billy Graham Believe in Narrow Way?, after critiquing Billy Graham for saying in a Newsweek article that he is leaving it up to the Lord to judge who will be in heaven and who won’t, ends with this sentence:
As believers, our resounding message must be, ”Escape! Escape for thy soul’s sake to Jesus Christ. He alone is our salvation!”
This is called escapist theology, which is, to my growing understanding, not what the Scriptures mean when they speak of salvation. Rather, salvation has to do with Jesus redeeming all of creation – worms, dogs, people, the earth, everything.
See also: Billy Graham’s Apostasy from WorldNetDaily.com by Tom Flannery.
Filed under: Billy Graham, Christianity, Salvation, Theology
Interesting story.
“salvation has to do with Jesus redeeming all of creation – worms, dogs, people, the earth, everything.”
Yeah, interesting story. Totally worng, but interesting.
You say that Christ “redeems” all of creation. Do you believe in a Hell that involves eternal conscious torment?
Patrick, I think that hell fits in with a deep and wide understanding of the world and the Bible, with various nuances. It seems to me, from your three comments today, that you are eager to share the Western, traditionalist interpretation of hell. I appreciate your honesty and wish you well in your journey.