Thursday, February 11, 2010

Found this little quote

"What, then, was the state of facts as to the leading theological schools of the Christian world in the age of Origen and some centuries after? It was, in brief, this: There were at least six theological schools in the church at large. Of these six schools, one, and ony one, was decidedly and earnestly in favor of the doctrine of future eternal punishment. One was in favor of the annihiliation of the wicked. Two were in favor of the doctrine of universal restoration on the principles of Origen, and two in favor of universal restoration on the principles of Theodore of Mopsuestia."


Thought that was interesting. 4 of 6 early churches taught universal reconciliation/restoration. Seems to be a pretty damning fact for the current concept of hell (pun intended).