According to Gomes, George Otis and Gordon Olson deny that the death of Jesus Christ paid for the sins of mankind:
'If we accept the premise that Jesus literally purchased our salvation with His blood, it portrays God as vindictive and bloodthirsty' (George Otis Jr.[1])
'The sacrifice of Christ is not the payment of a debt, nor is it a complete satisfaction of justice for sin' (Gordon Olson[2])
According to Gomes, George Otis and Howard Elseth deny that God is immutably holy (holy by nature, and completely incapable of doing wrong):
'God is not holy because He is holy - He is holy because He chooses to use all His attributes in a loving (agape) way' (George Otis Jr.[3])
'If we say that God is simply a blob of good in the sky who can do nothing but good, because He is good, you then destroy the factor of choice... He only is able to do right who is able at the same time to do wrong' (Howard Elseth[4])
According to Gomes, Otis and Olson deny that mankind has an inherent sinful nature:
'Holiness and sin are free voluntary acts of will or states of mind, and, although strongly influenced, are not caused by any internal force of nature, tendency, or instinct, nor by persuasion from external sources.' (Gordon Olson[5])
'Sin is not inherited—it comes by choice, it is created' (George Otis Jr.[6])
'Because of a free will, I myself am ultimately responsible for my salvation.' (Howard Elseth[7])
- ^ George Otis Jr., The God They Never Knew (Van Nuys: Bible Voice Publishers, 1978), p. 109
- ^ Gordon C. Olson, Sharing Your Faith: Historical Opinions (Chicago: Bible Research Fellowship, 1976), p. 2
- ^ George Otis Jr., The God They Never Knew (Van Nuys: Bible Voice Publishers, 1978), p. 38
- ^ Howard R. Elseth, Did God Know? (St. Paul: Calvary United Church, 1977), p. 26-27
- ^ Gordon C. Olson, Sharing Your Faith (Chicago: Bible Research Fellowship, 1976), p. II 1-1
- ^ George Otis Jr., The God They Never Knew (Van Nuys: Bible Voice Publishers, 1978), p. 59
- ^ Howard R. Elseth, Did God Know? (St. Paul: Calvary United Church, 1977), p. 108