Apokatastasis in the early church

[Jack]

Imagine that, LGBT's heading for Hell teaching us Greek.

 

[Hillsage]

When many hear about Apokatastasis (the restoration of all things), Universalism, Christian Universalism,
Universal Restoration, Universal Reconciliation, Universal Redemption, UR...

Steven!!! You left out my favorite BOAT in the ocean of UNIVERSALISM....that being ULTIMATE RECONCILIATION. Shame on you St. Steven. Oh well, at least we're in the right OCEAN now. Those floating around in the OCEAN of DENOMINATIONAL-ISM simply have not the eyes to see what we see. But we both have seen what they see, because we both WERE where they ARE. I thank God , (the great optometrist,) Who took off our blurry glasses prescribed by 1700 years of apostasy. In Our Opinion.

There is an assumption that this is a new idea. Something modern liberal theologians cooked up. Not so.

Apokatastasis was a major part of Christian theology in the early church.

The main Patristic supporters of the apokatastasis theory, such as Bardaisan, Clement, Origin,
Didymus, St. Anthony, St. Pamphilus Martyr, Methodius, St. Macrina, St. Gregory of Nyssa (and probably the
two other Cappadocians), St. Evagrius Ponticus, Diodore of Tarsus, Theodore of Mopsuestia, St. John of Jerusalem,
Rufinus, St. Jerome and St. Augustine (at least initially) … Cassian, St. Issac of Nineveh, St. John of Dalyatha,
Ps. Dionysius the Areopagite, probably St. Maximus the Confessor, up to John the Scot Eriugena,
and many others, grounded their Christian doctrine of apokatastasis first of all in the Bible.
— Ramelli, Christian Doctrine, 11.

Amen Amen and again I say AMEN.

--- Agree or disagree? ---

Quotes from the early church fathers in posts #2 and #5-7.

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AGREE AGREE AGREE....but only after 10 years of studying with a heart open to the leading of the holy spirit within. And allowing HIM to reveal a truth contrary to the one we believed so fervently in before. I am so happy to have met you in your "traditions and commandments of men" days, bro.

 

[St. SteVen]

Steven!!! You left out my favorite BOAT in the ocean of UNIVERSALISM....that being ULTIMATE RECONCILIATION. Shame on you St. Steven.

LOL
Correction made. Thanks, buddy.

Could I ask a HUGE favor.
I had a topic on the previous forum that I would like to bring over here.
The title contained the term "Apostles and Prophets".
If you could send me the actual title and OP (post #1)
I'll post it here. Thanks.

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[St. SteVen]

@Hillsage

Could I ask a HUGE favor.
I had a topic on the previous forum that I would like to bring over here.
The title contained the term "Apostles and Prophets".
If you could send me the actual title and OP (post #1)
I'll post it here. Thanks.

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[Hillsage]

LOL
Correction made. Thanks, buddy.

Could I ask a HUGE favor.
I had a topic on the previous forum that I would like to bring over here.
The title contained the term "Apostles and Prophets".
If you could send me the actual title and OP (post #1)
I'll post it here. Thanks.

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[Hillsage]

Would help if I could. But don’t know how? And we are at a track meet watching grandson. Sorry.