The Inclusivism of Americanity versus the Exclusivism of Biblical Christianity

Here is the blurb for the book by Jeff Turner entitled, Saints in the Arms of a Happy God: Recovering the Image of God and Man.

Could it be that the angry, moral monster who masquerades as the Abba of Jesus is just a
projection of human angst and fear onto a God who is passionately and eternally in love with the human race? Could it be that He has never been anything but on our side and working for our betterment? Is it possible that He did not need to be convinced, through bloody sacrifice or otherwise, that we were worthy of His attention and fellowship? Is it possible that our sins never truly separated us from Him, but simply caused us to run and separate ourselves from the One Who was only ever running towards us in compassion and love? Could it be that God has far better things to say to humanity than “turn or burn”? Could it be that He is not a God Who includes some while excluding others? Could it be that He loves all equally, and that He does not divide the human race up into categories of “us” and “them”?

Could it be that God actually looks like...Jesus?

In Saints in the Arms of a Happy God Jeff Turner contends for all of this and more. For years we’ve been conditioned to see ourselves as mere sinners in the hands of an angry God, but the truth; the astounding, breathtaking and beautiful truth, is that we are Saints in the Arms of a Happy God! From the atonement, to hell, to the wrath of God, no doctrinal stone is left unturned as the true nature of God, as shown through the person of Jesus Christ, is explored and mined for all of its riches.

So buckle up, check your religious preconceptions at the door, and get ready for a thrilling journey into the heart of a God who is defined, not by His hatred for sin or by an affinity for retributive justice, but by a Love that is far deeper than we’ve dared to dream.

Of course, this is supposed to counter Edward's sermon, "In the Hands of an Angry God." The answer to all of the above rhetorical questions, however, is actually, "No, it isn't possible." Want to know why? Because the only way we know the answer to these questions is through the infallible revelation we have on these subjects, and it rejects all of these ideas when Jesus is taken in context. Guess I just saved everyone money and time. You're welcome.