His Reasons for Why He Became an Inclusivist

In Mr. Brace's article Another Question on Evangelical Inclusivism: Can Regeneration Occur Without A Repentance Experience?, he states the following:

So how did I arrive at this point? Well, I had long been troubled that reformed protestant theology...paid little or no attention to a whole group of Scriptures which suggest a final broadness of salvation;...in concentrating so heavily on the remnant approach, many other Scriptures which just do not fit into this enclosed approach were apparently ignored.

Mr. Brace then provides examples of three kinds of Scripture passages which he apparently believes demonstrate his position. One example is Luke 16:19-31, which he uses to support his idea that "those who greatly suffer during this life will be saved." Perhaps if the rest of Scripture is ignored, such a doctrine of salvation by suffering may seem plausible. The passage, however, does not say that faith in a unique and definite Object is unnecessary for salvation. I wonder if Mr. Brace ever considered the possibility that maybe--just maybe--the main point of this parable is to emphasize the folly of trusting in one's possession of worldly riches instead of the testimony of God--like many other Scripture passages.

Another example Mr. Brace gives is Galatians 3:6-8, which he claims supports his idea that God intends "to bless All Mankind." It looks to me, though, that the passage is simply describing the unique means by which people are united with the righteousness of Christ, which I would say is the necessary and sufficient condition for salvation. Also note that Mr. Brace conveniently excludes Galatians 3:9, which clearly supports the teaching that only those that are of the biblical faith are truly blessed.

Finally, Mr. Brace gives Matthew 19:24-26, which he claims supports his idea that the Scriptures "pointedly refuse to quantify how many will finally be lost,..." That is clearly not the point of the passage, though. The passage simply reinforces the idea that it is impossible for people to be saved based on their own righteousness. How about if we take an honest look at the world around us and ask ourselves if only a minority of them who think they will end up in Heaven, at least based on our own limited experience, do so because of their own righteousness? If Mr. Brace thinks its only a tiny minority of the population, then I wonder if Mr. Brace even lives in the same world as I.