Rob has said that he believes in Hell…..
It was recorded and the audio clip is evidence….and thats that!
I’m glad he cleared that up for the “traditional Christians” who thought he might be a heretic…
The problem with his affirmation of Hell is that he has already redefined what it actually is/means.
I think the following clip illustrates the absurdity of what Rob has done by redefining Hell and then affirming it…
Unofficially Rob appears to believe……..well, you can finish that sentence however you wish!
Kevin DeYoung said the following in his review of Love Wins
“This is a book for people like Bell, people who grew up in an evangelical environment and don’t want to leave it completely, but want to change it, grow up out of it, and transcend it.”
I grew up in the ‘evangelical environment……..‘
There is much about it that grates on my hairy face and makes me wince!
But is ‘traditional Christianity’ as we know it “mis-guided & toxic?”
Rob says it is…… (preface : viii)
That’s why you and I need to change it and redefine all the things that our forefathers got wrong?
We need to “Grow up and transcend it”
We have the internet, wikipedia, iPads and cappuccino….we are well equipped for transcending!
Or perhaps not….
And I love the irony in the fact that I will no doubt be labelled ‘mean-spirited or judgemental’ for these comments…….
Remember that the ‘traditional Christianity’ which I affirm and believe is “misguided & toxic”
That’s 2000 years of Church history, scholars, theologians and how many million people?
What they believed and understood and in some cases died for………..
“misguided”
“toxic”
Now that is arrogance! And perhaps a little judgemental….
But, Iv now finished reading the book and……I am sure there will be more discussion but for now all I can say is…
I wholeheartedly disagree with almost everything in the book!
