... many questions that are really already answered in the Bible, that he apparently does not even clearly answer in the pages of his book. Before publication, Bell was already receiving huge attention from all kinds of people, and now that the book is released, debates have exploded. I have not read it myself, but from his interviews alone, I really am not interested in immersing myself in his circling discussion based on strange interpretation of scripture and Christian history. Even news-casters seemed to be perplexed by his round-about answers to basic questions.
This first written review after the book's release is fascinating:
Love Wins - A Review of Rob Bell's New Book
Heaven and hell are here on earth, and the doors of both are wide open to float between. What bell seems to present is a useless gospel.
I'll end with quotes from another article:
Best review on the Key issues in Rob Bell’s view of hell so far…
Bell is a question-lover comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty. God will get what God wants. And we will get what we want. Either way, love wins. “If we want hell, if we want heaven, they are ours. That’s how love works. It can’t be forced, manipulated, or coerced. It always leaves room for the other to decide. God says yes, we can have what we want, because love wins.”
Read that quote again. If we want heaven, love wins. If we want hell…love wins there too?
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For Bell, there does not seem to be a definitive turning point, a crisis moment where destinies are finalized. Hell, especially, is temporal and remedial. How long one spends there depends on how long one resists God’s love.
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It seems to me that life as Rob Bell portrays it will always be an ongoing struggle between heaven and hell, with no guarantee of a final resolution.
And if that’s the case, in what sense does love actually win?
Suzanne- That is just scary! That guy interviewing him is incredible, though. :)
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