The death and resurrection of Jesus are God’s way to open for all people the door to eternal life. Jesus said: “When I am lifted up from the earth, I shall draw all people to myself” (John 12:32). Indeed, all people, from all times and places, are lifted up with Jesus on the cross and into the new life of the resurrection. Thus, Jesus’ death is a death for all humanity, and Jesus’ resurrection is a resurrection for all humanity.
Not one person from the past, present, or future is excluded from the great passage of Jesus from slavery to freedom, from the land of captivity to the promised land, from death to eternal life.
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August 5, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Kirby Olson
So you’re a universalist? At any rate, I think Hitler should be denied entrance to heaven.
August 5, 2006 at 10:18 pm
Helen Losse
Hi Kirby, I’ve been reading your blog, on and off, for a while. Glad you dropped by. No, I’m not a UU. But Jesus did say, “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” (John 12: 32) Seems to me it doesn’t matter what you or I think about where Hilter will spend eternity: That’s God’s decision, and we don’t get to vote.