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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
If modern religion leaves you cold because it’s hypocritical and ugly, do yourself a favor and pick this up. Your heart and faith will be renewed. Love love love this book.
Sincerely,
Someone mostly retired from religion but who also loves God
Sincerely,
Someone mostly retired from religion but who also loves God
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I really liked this book. I don't believe in what most churches have to say anymore. To them God is all about love until you do or believe something they say is wrong then God will punish you and send you to hell!? I believe in God and what Jesus did and I will trust in Them and not what people think they know. Jesus was all about loving your neighbor and forgiveness. God will bring every knee to bow to Him.
challenging
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A great case study in how to come so close and yet end up so far away…
An interesting look into the truth of new creation theology and new Pauline exegesis and yet it somewhat ignores the final resolution for a theological perspective (I would argue) that is more based on human centric ‘logic’ over what is bliblically present.
I do think the idea of hell and heaven being in the world right now is interesting and has some merit - ironically Jordan Peterson goes into this extensively in ‘12 rules for life’
Overall an important read but one I cannot get behind.
An interesting look into the truth of new creation theology and new Pauline exegesis and yet it somewhat ignores the final resolution for a theological perspective (I would argue) that is more based on human centric ‘logic’ over what is bliblically present.
I do think the idea of hell and heaven being in the world right now is interesting and has some merit - ironically Jordan Peterson goes into this extensively in ‘12 rules for life’
Overall an important read but one I cannot get behind.
I think that I think that this is Bell's best work to date. Inside are all the things I disliked about his writing before: the hand-holding, the vagueness, the lack of support for his ideas from sources other than emotion - however genuinely felt. But what makes this book better than his others is what seems like a new determination on Bell's part to tackle issues of great difficulty without apologizing for it. He is more thorough than he has been and is even calculating, something I wouldn't have thought possible of him. Through this dedication to the subject, the reader senses Bell's love and sometimes even anxiety as he tries to do justice to what he knows may isolate him. And, of course, that's exactly what happened to him. All in all, it's a lot less controversial than I thought it would be, which, frankly, is the way most supposedly controversial things are.
Although I've always considered Bell too much of a...hippy? in his theological leanings, I can certainly appreciate the experience of growing up in a religious atmosphere that narrows faith into small channels of getting saved, patriotism, conservatism, etc. because, truth is, I've had to be a double agent for most of my religious experience. To this day, I feel more comfortable being around people I disagree with. Fortunately for me, I was stubborn enough not to let the opinions of others affect me too much. Instead of becoming disillusioned with religion, I became a protector of a secret knowledge (at least that's how I thought of it). Kudos to Bell for outing himself within the framework of the Evangelical movement when he could've very easily left a long time ago for a more open-minded crowd. And I understand why. You grow up somewhere, you want to make it better.
Although I've always considered Bell too much of a...hippy? in his theological leanings, I can certainly appreciate the experience of growing up in a religious atmosphere that narrows faith into small channels of getting saved, patriotism, conservatism, etc. because, truth is, I've had to be a double agent for most of my religious experience. To this day, I feel more comfortable being around people I disagree with. Fortunately for me, I was stubborn enough not to let the opinions of others affect me too much. Instead of becoming disillusioned with religion, I became a protector of a secret knowledge (at least that's how I thought of it). Kudos to Bell for outing himself within the framework of the Evangelical movement when he could've very easily left a long time ago for a more open-minded crowd. And I understand why. You grow up somewhere, you want to make it better.
challenging
inspiring
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I did not agree with a lot of things in this book. I do not believe everyone is going to Heaven. If you read and believe what you read in the Bible, then you will know that not everyone is going to Heaven.
I had major trouble with the format of this book. Poorly written is an understatement. It has short choppy sentences and it has sentences that don't ever end. I understand why it was written in this format but I had so much trouble with it. Too much repetition within the chapter makes it quite confusing as to why the author felt that the repetition was needed.
My question is: What difference does it make as to whether everyone is going to Heaven? I am only responsible for me and I know I am going to Heaven on the first load. I'm not waiting around to see if Rob Bell is right or wrong.
I had major trouble with the format of this book. Poorly written is an understatement. It has short choppy sentences and it has sentences that don't ever end. I understand why it was written in this format but I had so much trouble with it. Too much repetition within the chapter makes it quite confusing as to why the author felt that the repetition was needed.
My question is: What difference does it make as to whether everyone is going to Heaven? I am only responsible for me and I know I am going to Heaven on the first load. I'm not waiting around to see if Rob Bell is right or wrong.
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emotional
informative
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