The Greek term apokatastasis came to be related by some to the beliefs of Christian Universalism, but in early Patristic usage is distinct. Additionally the term Catholic is derived from the Greek wordkatholikos, which means universal. The Catholic Church is universal in the sense that it embraces individuals "from every race, nation, language, and people", but does not teach Christian Universalism as a sanctioned doctrine.
Universalist writers such as George T. Knight claimed that Universalism was a widely held view among theologians in Early Christianity[2] However, this is now known not to be the case with Origen[3]Clement of Alexandria[4] and others claimed by Universalist writers. A case can be made that Gregory of Nyssa was a Christian Universalist in the 18th Century sense,[5] though this too is disputed by Greek Orthodox writers.
Christian Universalist ideas are first undisputedly documented in 17th-century England and 18th-century Europe and America. Gerrard Winstanley (1648), Richard Coppin (1652), Jane Leade (1697), and then George de Benneville in America, taught that God would grant all human beings salvation. Those in America teaching this became known as the Universalists.[6] Today the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a liberal denomination, with doctrinal teaching that all are already saved, including those of other faiths." in all this does the bible back any of this? i would say no and all the ones that hold to sound teaching and doctrine would say no! what is it that puts us in hell? it is sin! rob bell says that we pick hell. but lets look at what is sin and what does sin do to the man. i will post a document on sin as part three to this.
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