I know it can be hard to believe that such a perspective exists, but when it comes to Rob Bell I\u2019m neither an ardent supporter nor an impassioned critic. I\u2019m a hardlining moderate as per usual. All of that having been said, here are my Top 10 Favorite Rob Bell quotes:3<\/sup>3.I\u2019ve tried to set this up in a \u201cBellian\u201d manner. I hope his fans will appreciate the nod to both his content and style.<\/p>\nTaboo<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem\u2026 is that the phrase \u2018personal relationship\u2019 is found nowhere in the Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Identification<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018Christian\u2019 makes a poor adjective.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amiss<\/p>\n
\u201cThe really warped thing is when the church is where secrets are kept and not unloaded.\u201d<\/p>\n
Enigmatic<\/p>\n
\u201cThe moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.\u201d<\/p>\n
Torture<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve heard pastors answer, \u2018[Heaven] will be unlike anything we can comprehend, like a church service that goes on forever,\u2019 causing some to think, \u2018That sounds more like hell.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Blinders<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the Bible is a history told by people living in lands occupied by conquering superpowers. It is a book written from the underside of power. It\u2019s an oppression narrative. The majority of the Bible was written by a minority people living under the rule and reign of massive, mighty empires, from the Egyptian Empire to the Babylonian Empire to the Persian Empire to the Assyrian Empire to the Roman Empire.<\/p>\n
This can make the Bible a very difficult book to understand if you are reading it as a citizen of the the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Without careful study and reflection, and humility, it may even be possible to miss central themes of the Scriptures.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vitality<\/p>\n
\u201cBut sometimes those individuals\u2019 rejection of church and the Christian faith they were presented with as the only possible interpretation of what it means to follow Jesus may in fact be a sign of spiritual health. They may be resisting behaviors, interpretations, and attitudes that should be rejected. Perhaps they simply came to the point where they refused to accept the very sorts of things that Jesus would refuse to accept.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paradox<\/p>\n
\u201cOften the people most concerned about others going to hell when they die seem less concerned with the hells on earth right now, while the people most concerned with the hells on earth right now seem the least concerned about hell after death.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reorientation<\/p>\n
\u201cOften times when I meet atheists and we talk about the god they don\u2019t believe in, we quickly discover that I don\u2019t believe in that god, either.\u201d<\/p>\n
Repugnant<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thought of the word church and the word marketing in the same sentence makes me sick.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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