Restrictivism Exclusivism Inclusivism Divine Perseverance Universalism

Basic God doesn’t everyone God wants everyone God wants everyone to God wants everyone to be Everyone will be saved
to be saved! to be saved but has be saved and has left it saved and His Spirit will
left it to the Church to Church and His assure that everyone is
Spirit (in this life) evangelised (even after or
just before death)
Biblical Texts John 14:6 John 14:6 John 12:32 John 5:25, 1Cor 15:19 Romans 5:18
Acts 4:12 Acts 4:12 Acts 10:43 1 Peter 3:18-4:6 1Cor 15:22-28
Rom 8:30 1 Tim 2:4 Acts 14:17 1 John 2:2
God’s Attributes Power, Sovereignty Love, Justice, Love, Contingency Love, Perseverance All-conquering love
Emphasized Respect for Freedom

Benefits Exalts God’s glory and Exalts name of Jesus Emphasizes God’s Salvation of people doesn’t Exalts God’s ability to
right to do whatever He Christ work to save all depend entirely on Church save all, regardless of
wants and doesn’t limit God’s what humans choose
Respects human Salvation of people methods
freedom doesn’t depend entirely
on Church and doesn’t Maintains centrality of the
limit God’s methods name of Jesus Christ
Problems Neglects goodness and Salvation of people May reduce motivation May reduce motivation to Human choice also
love of God depends on church to evangelise evangelise irrelevant!
(and all her
Human choice is weakness) Ambiguous about Sin could be neglected
irrelevant status of other religions
Multitudes
condemned due to no
fault of their own