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It is not the case that If all of the above is true, then Universalism1 has to be false.
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Omnipotence includes the ability to achieve redemption despite human resistance; universalism follows from God's unlimited power and will.
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Perfect love (divine charity) would not permit permanent separation from God; universal salvation expresses rather than violates divine goodness.
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Damnation doctrines rely on reading human moral limits into God; rejecting this anthropomorphism makes universalism coherent.
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Free will requires the genuine possibility of rejecting salvation; universalism eliminates this possibility, making free choice illusory.
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Moral accountability requires consequences for wrongdoing; universalism without differentiation undermines desert-based justice.
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If God's perfect justice exists, some suffering must be retributive rather than redemptive, precluding universal salvation.
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