Gods love towards those in hell?

[Gavin]

I suppose this line of thought could also lead to universalism.

I AM A CONVINCED UNIVERSALIST, by William Barclay

 

[KMK]

I suppose this line of thought could also lead to universalism.

This line of thought cannot lead to universalism unless you leave every orthodox confession behind.

The universalist must deny the Justice of God in favor of a God who is Love only. But, we Christians know better.

LBC chapter 32, Paragraph 1. God has appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in righteousness, by Jesus Christ;1 to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father; in which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged,2 but likewise all persons that have lived upon the earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, to give an account of their thoughts, words, and deeds, and to receive according to what they have done in the body, whether good or evil.3
1 Acts 17:31; John 5:22,27
2 1 Cor. 6:3; Jude 6
3 2 Cor. 5:10; Eccles. 12:14; Matt. 12:36; Rom. 14:10,12; Matt. 25:32-46

Paragraph 2. The end of God's appointing this day, is for the manifestation of the glory of his mercy, in the eternal salvation of the elect; and of his justice, in the eternal damnation of the reprobate, who are wicked and disobedient;4 for then shall the righteous go into everlasting life, and receive that fulness of joy and glory with everlasting rewards, in the presence of the Lord; but the wicked, who do not know God, and do not obey the gospel of Jesus Christ, shall be cast aside into everlasting torments,5 and punished with everlasting destruction, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.4
4 Rom. 9:22,23
5 Matt. 25:21,34; 2 Tim. 4:8
6 Matt. 25:46; Mark 9:48; 2 Thess. 1:7-10

 

[Gavin]

I suppose this line of thought could also lead to universalism.

This line of thought cannot lead to universalism unless-

Exactly

 

[py3ak]

I suppose this line of thought could also lead to universalism.

I AM A CONVINCED UNIVERSALIST, by William Barclay

The line of thought presented in the link to Barclay may lead to universalism: the line of thought presented by Rutherford does not lead there at all.

From the note by Barclay:

If one man remains outside the love of God at the end of time, it means that that one man has defeated the love of God - and that is impossible.

Barclay was right to say that it is impossible to defeat the love of God; and this is why evil does not succeed in plunging into non-existence. In spite of themselves and their self-destructive efforts, the always effectual and omnipotent creative love of God that brought the reprobates into existence, maintains them eternally in existence. It is only when God as creator (a natural relationship) is confused with God as redeemer (a supernatural relationship) that universalism can be considered a logical outcome rather than a mad leap.