Her material contained a large amount of primary sources. Pa. She struggled with spiritual doubt and confusion during the early years of her marriage. Giving attention to Romans 5, she said she came to a saving knowledge of Christ and an experience of salvation by grace. She and her husband Robert then joined the Plymouth Brethren. This departure from Scripture into Universalism or Restitutionism arose from her belief that God was too loving to punish sin.
Universalism is a heresy with both pagan and Christian forms.
One variation teaches that hell is ultimately restorative. None of the universalistic theories is based on Scripture but rather a sentimental view of the love of God that makes the Atonement all-inclusive. Faulty logic and disregard for scriptural teachings on hell is Universalism's foundation. A theology which holds that in the fullness of time all souls will be released from the penalties of sin and be restored to God. Universalism all but disappeared until it was resurrected in Massachusetts in the late 1700s.