Clement of Alexandria

All men are His

“All men are Christ’s, some by knowing Him, the rest not yet.”

Saviour of all

“He is the Savior, not of some and of the rest not. … For how is He Lord and Savior if He is not Lord and Savior of all? He is certainly the Savior of those who believe … while of those who do not believe, He is Lord, until having become...

That all shall know Him

The universe has become ceaseless light. … The Sun of righteousness who traverses the universe, pervades all humanity alike. … Giving us the inalienable inheritance of the Father. ... Writing His laws on our hearts. What laws are those He...

He saves universally

“The Lord is an atonement, ʻnot for our sins only,ʼ that is, of the faithful, ʻbut also for the whole world.ʼ Therefore He indeed saves all universally; but some as converted by punishments, others by voluntary submission, thus obtaining...

Saviour of All

Phil 2:10

“All men are Christ’s, some by knowing Him, the rest not yet.” “He is the Savior, not of some and of the rest not … He by the Father’s will directs the salvation of all … for all things have been ordered, both universally and in part, by...

The Chastisement of God

“For there are partial corrections (padeiai) which are called chastisements (kolasis), which many of us who have been in transgression incur by falling away from the Lord’s people. But as children are chastised by their teacher, or their...

What is the purpose of fire?

Rom.13:10; 1Cor.3:11-15; Jer 32:35; Isa.66:16; Mark 9:49; Zeph.3:8; Mal.3:2; 1Cor.3:12-15

The ‘fire’ that Scripture speaks of does not harm God’s redeemed (lsa.43:2; Rom.13:10;1Cor.3:11-15). Clement of Alexandria (c.150- c.215) puts it this way: ‘God does not punish, for punishment is retaliation for evil. Rather, He chastens –...

Some He Converts by Penalties

Phil 2:10

“So He saves all; but some He converts by penalties, others who follow Him of their own will, and in accordance with the worthiness of His honor, that every knee may be bent to Him of celestial, terrestrial and infernal things (Phil 2:10)...