Restrictivism Exclusivism Inclusivism Divine Perseverance Universalism

Basic God doesn’t want Salvation is only Salvation is in the Salvation is only through Salvation for all is
everyone to be saved through faith in the power of the name of faith in the specific name of already affected and
specific name of Jesus Christ and is Jesus Christ. guaranteed in the name
Salvation is through Jesus Christ. effective even for those of Jesus Christ.
faith in the specific who haven’t heard the God wants everyone to be
name of Jesus Christ God wants everyone specific/phonetic name saved and His Spirit will Everyone will be saved
to be saved but has itself. assure that everyone is
left it to the Church evangelised (even after or
God wants everyone to just before death)
be saved and has left it
to Church and His
Spirit (in this life)

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
love of God depends on church to evangelise evangelise irrelevant (cf.
(and all her Restrictivism)
Human choice is weakness) Ambiguous about Human choices made prior
irrelevant (cf. status of other religions to death rendered Sin could be neglected
Universalism) Multitudes (somewhat) unimportant
condemned due to no
fault of their own