N.T. Wright Weighs in On Hell and Rob Bell
Josh Graves mentioned this link. The video there is only a few minutes long and he doesn’t really give a ton of answers but he does help frame the discussion a little (something Wright is always exceptional at). He does say he is not a universalist but wonders why people in America are so obsessed […]
Love Wins Review
I have uploaded my review of Rob Bell’s book “Love Wins” in pdf. You can download it here rather than go through all the different posts.
Review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins (Part 10)
Chapter 7: The Good News is Better Than That This chapter has one of the best takes on the prodigal son I have read… Anywhere. By anybody. Hands down. End of discussion. Okay…enough Rob Bell formatting. But the point remains…I had to read this chapter again. What made his take on this well known story […]
Review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins (Part 9)
Chapter 6: There are Rocks Everywhere The main question in this chapter is whether or not God is inclusive or exclusive. Bell is opening the door to a more inclusive God through several stories, questions and scriptures that seem to support his point. He starts the chapter with a friend of his who had a […]
Review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins (Part 8)
Chapter 5: Dying to Live Best chapter in the book. The middle of this chapter contains a very well stated and succinct take on God’s victory over sin and death and the implications that has on our lives. It is a chapter of hope. It is a chapter of love. He skillfully paints a picture […]
Review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins (Part 7)
Chapter 4: Does God Get What God Wants? [At the end of this post is my take on whether or not Bell is a universalist…hopefully you won’t just scroll down there and read that first.] What does God desire? Bell starts off with mentioning a few verses: all people to be saved and to come […]
Review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins (Part 6)
Chapter 3: Hell New Testament concept of hell: Bell starts this discussion with the word “Gehenna” that is translated “hell” in the New Testament. He points out that this valley was used as a garbage dump in Jesus’ day. That is a point that is apparently in dispute (see Bob’s link from the previous post […]
Review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins (Part 5)
Chapter 3: Hell This chapter is split into two parts (hell in the Old Testament and in the New Testament) and I am going to handle each part in a separate post. I am not out to get Rob Bell or attack him or be antagonistic. I am really trying to read this book as […]
Review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins (Part 4)
Chapter 2: Here is the New There This chapter had a lot more going for it than chapter one. There were a lot more moments I was in total agreement with him than I had been in the preface and in chapter one. I really like the point he was making that heaven really isn’t […]
Review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins (Part 3)
Chapter 1: What About the Flat Tire? It seems to me the purpose of this chapter is to deconstruct as many things as possible and leave the reader pretty discombobulated. Maybe that is because that is where many people already are and he is trying to resonate with people who have some of these same […]