God's Word is replete with Scripture defining the doctrine of universal reconciliation or what we call Impartial Grace. Old Testament and New clearly reference God's most salient attribute, love. His love is overwhelming and in the words of a friend His love is relentless. Please visit the "Essays and Such" page and follow the links …
Author: Jim Barnes
A man seeking to please the Lord. A man striving to abide in Christ Jesus. A man whose hope is to see just one more come into the fold.
Chapter 6: Impartial Grace Is Simply Christian
Scriptural history in God’s Holy Word describes an early evangelical mission in which Christ sends twelve disciples into Israel to preach. In this mission, Jesus specifically excludes Gentiles—the message is exclusively for “the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” He places strict limits on where they may go, how they must behave, and even …
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Chapter 5: Being Simply Christian
Every denomination, congregation, or assembly is made up of believers who, often without realizing it, are striving to be something more complicated than simply Christian. Their denominations establish traditions, creeds, rites, and rituals. Adherence to these becomes necessary for full inclusion in that body of believers. Traditions add rules and assign levels of compliance. In …
Chapter 4: Reconciliation Among Brothers
The doctrine of impartial grace is the truth. My life changed the moment it became clear that the doctrine of eternal conscious torment could not possibly be true. The change has been liberating. Instead of encouraging others to believe in a traditional facsimile of Christ, I now preach a loving Christ—One who reconciles all men …
Chapter 3: Relentless Love, Impartial Grace
Dr. Otis A. Skinner published a work titled “A Series of Sermons in Defence of Universal Salvation,” printed by Abel Tompkins in Boston in 1842. Google has kindly digitized this work into the public domain, and this chapter is largely based on one of those sermons. Dr. Skinner advocates what he calls the doctrine of …
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Chapter 2: Traditions, Traditions, Traditions…
The “traditions of men” are, as the phrase suggests, the products of men. Some traditions may be harmless or even helpful, but like all human efforts, they are fallible. Over time many traditions have been elevated to the status of absolutes. The doctrine of eternal conscious torment is one of these. Since around 500 A.D., …
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Chapter 1: Thoughts on Hell
Introduction God's Gift to Humanity: Hell or Reconciliation? is a book I first authored and self-published in 2018. It was far from a best seller—at the time of this writing, I purchased all but two of the copies sold. One was bought by the man I call my preacher, though we have never met face-to-face. …
Chapter 17: Traditions of Men
Synopsis Throughout the ages, men have built traditions to explain the mysteries of God. Some have pointed toward truth; others have hidden it. This final chapter declares that the doctrines of men cannot contain the revelation of divine love. The truth of God outlives every creed, overturns every error, and restores every heart to its …
Chapter 16: Truth That Sets Us Free
Synopsis Having seen the falsehood exposed, we now turn to the light of truth — the revelation that frees the soul and restores peace. Truth is not a weapon; it is light, and that light is love. This chapter reflects personally on how the discovery of God’s truth replaced fear with peace and transformed the …
Chapter 15: Putting Light on a Doctrine
Synopsis Having seen the renewal of all things, we now turn to examine what obscures that light — the doctrine of eternal punishment, long defended yet contrary to the Word and nature of God. This chapter exposes how the belief in eternal conscious torment arose from human tradition rather than divine revelation. It is not …
Impartial Grace 