ABikerSailor
Diamond Member
I remember hearing about this guy a couple of years ago, and just saw an MSNBC program on him today. Personally? I think Mr. Carlton Pearson's views are pretty much spot on.......
Best part? This dude is a 4th generation Pentecostal preacher who USED to preach that you were going to go to hell.
Hey Christians.........what do you think, especially when his own church kicked him out, and he was disavowed by other preachers in his faith?
Was Oral Roberts right to kick him out of his priesthood?
And........is preaching this gospel causing others to sin by telling them about it?
Bishop Carlton Pearson, a Charismatic minister, is the founder of the Azusa Interdenominational Fellowship of Christian Churches and the pastor of Higher Dimensions Family Church in Oklahoma. Pearson preaches the "gospel of inclusion," a controversial doctrine claiming that Jesus Christ saves all people no matter what their beliefs or actions. He spoke with Beliefnet recently about what his theology means for non-Christians.
Could you describe your message--the "gospel of inclusion"--in a nutshell?
The Gospel of Inclusion is the exciting and liberating news that in the finished work of the cross, Jesus redeemed the entire world to God from the cosmic and organic sin imposed upon it by Adam, the original man. In effect, the world is already saved, they just don't know it; and, unfortunately, most Christians don't believe it. First Timothy 4:9-10 says, "...we have put our trust in the living God who is the Savior of all men, and especially those who believe." Jesus did not just die for Christians, He died to redeem, reconcile, and ultimately save the Cosmos.
Jesus was not a Christian, He was a Jew. God, however, is Spirit and cannot be confined exclusively to any particular religion including Christianity. He's not Jewish or Christian or Hindu or Buddhist; yet, He is all of that if we want or need Him to be, while at the same time, none of it conclusively, because He can't be and, in fact, is not limited to a person's or culture's perception of Him.
He loves everybody, He understands everybody, and He has a covenant with everybody-again, whether they know it or not.
Every human being in the history of the planet was created in the image and likeness of God. Anything else is an impersonation. God sees Himself in everybody, in every belief system, in every icon, perhaps even the devil. The devil can't subsist on his own. He came from God, has a specific assignment, and carries it out well.
Read more: Carlton Pearson's Gospel of Inclusion says Jesus saves all Christians and non-Christians -salvation heaven universalism - Beliefnet.com
Best part? This dude is a 4th generation Pentecostal preacher who USED to preach that you were going to go to hell.
Hey Christians.........what do you think, especially when his own church kicked him out, and he was disavowed by other preachers in his faith?
Was Oral Roberts right to kick him out of his priesthood?
And........is preaching this gospel causing others to sin by telling them about it?