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A Critique of J D Bettis, "Is Karl Barth a Universalist?" The question of universalism in Barth’s theology has been raised directly by J D Bettis in his article, “Is Karl Barth...

3:1-38- John's message came from ‘God’ (2). He did not begin with love. He preached about sin and divine judgment, warning his hearers to ‘flee from the wrath to come’ (7).

5:1-21- God has great things in store for His people! (a) ‘Much more’ (9-10): ‘Justified by Christ’s blood’, ‘reconciled to God’, ‘We shall be saved by Christ from the wrath of...

Chapters 29-31 'David was greatly distressed ... But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God (30:6). Things are going badly. What do you do?

The Glory of God is revealed in His salvation. Our God is the God of “salvation” – “the Lord takes delight in His people: He crowns the humble with salvation” (Psalm 149:4).

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost; Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 or Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 “The eternal God is...

2:1-15- There is a real call for spiritual growth here. We are to accept God's words, storing up His commands, turning our ears to wisdom and our hearts to understanding (1-2).

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 149 or Ezekiel 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 Saved by the Lord, let us go on to live for...

7:1-8:18- ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel: The end!’ (7:2). Why did God say, ‘This is “the end”’?

Chapter 4 The situation seemed hopeless - 'The child was lying dead on his bed' (32). What did Elisha do? He 'prayed to the Lord' (33).

Berkouwer discusses the Adam-Christ analogy in relation to human responsibility and not from the vantage-point of either the double decree or an a priori universalism.