Universal God?
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6)
New age beliefs have seemingly permeated the church. They enter through false interpretations of the Word and teachings that are not sound. The Bible says that these times will come, when there will be people who will say what they want to say and no longer follow sound doctrine (2 Timothy 4:3 - 4). Consequently, it is important for believers who are in sound doctrine to follow what’s going on around them and to be open to correct everyone with grace, gently instructing them (2 Timothy 2:23 - 26).
One of the many things that has become popular is what some would call universalism.
This is a very modern concept, actually originating from around the XVIIIth century. There are two branches to universalism, both of which are important to understand. The first one is the one that says that everyone is going to heaven. These are based on readings that include Acts 3:21 and Colossians 1:20. Humanity and the world will be brought back to the original state of purity like in the book of Genesis (Romans 5:18, Hebrews 2:9) so that all can have a relationship with God that allows them to go to Heaven (1 Corinthians 15:24–28).
The second type of universalism that will be discussed is the one that says that religions lead to the same conclusion of god. Whether one be Muslim, Buddhist, or Hindu, you are all praising an preaching the same divinity. There are no bible verses that support this; in lieu, people have used other preachers and celebrities that believe it as their proof, a sign of Plato's pathos argument.
If someone comes to you with any one of the two universalist topics, you must know that they are false doctrines that must be broken down gently as to not deter the person listening.
The answer to both false doctrines is singular: Yeshua. To believe that everyone is going to Heaven is to deny the existence of hell and eternal damnation for your sins. Yet, Yeshua speaks on the concept multiple times in the gospel (Matthew 10:28, Matthew 25:41). The road to get to Heaven and Hell are very different, the first has narrow roads and the other one - the one headed to destruction - is wide (Matthew 7:13 - 14). Why? For Yeshua is the way and the truth, the only way to the Father (John 14:6). That applies knowing that Yeshua is the living Word (Revelations 19:13, John 1).
In conclusion, universal doctrine is not right nor sound. This reality needs t be spoken, for culture is not supposed to determine the things of God (Romans 12:2), but the other way around.