Re: snippets from the hard copy universal reconciliation library of Rodger Tutt -- The Christian Paradigm

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Subject: Re: snippets from the hard copy universal reconciliation library of Rodger Tutt

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Date Posted: Thu, Oct 31 2013, 7:17:26
In reply to: Rodger Tutt 's message, "snippets from the hard copy universal reconciliation library of Rodger Tutt" on Mon, Mar 26 2012, 14:53:02

#190 � In a letter to a friend, James Edmands (nineteenth century) wrote

�The death of Christ ensured the restoration of all as a result. Men are now in the hands of a Mediator, Who deals with them as rational and accountable beings, and afflicts, whether here or hereafter, only in order to bring them to a deep sense of their own folly, and then restores them to His favor. Those who love and believe in Him in this life, are the first fruits, and those who do not will be the harvest or ingathering.�

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Date Posted: Fri, Nov 08 2013, 6:56:16

#191 � Clement of Alexandria (150-215 A.D.)

�God�s justice is, of itself, nothing but goodness; for it rewards the virtuous with blessings, and conduces to the improvement of the sinful. God�s punishment is, in its operation, like medicine: it dissolves the hard heart, purges away the filth of uncleanness, and reduces the swellings of pride and haughtiness; thus restoring its subject to a sound and healthful state.

The necessary chastisements of the Great Judge, Who regards all with benignity, will make mankind grieve for their sins and imperfections, and advance them through the various states of discipline to perfection. Even God�s wrath is full of benevolence towards the human race; for whose sake the Word of God was made man. The chastisements of God are always salutary and instructive, leading to amendment.�