WHAT REALLY IS ROB BELL TEACHING THESE DAYS?
"There is an energy in the world, a spark, an electricity that everything is plugged into. The Greeks called it zoe, the mystics call it 'Spirit,' and Obi-Wan called it 'the Force.' ...This energy, spark, and electricity that pulses through all of creation sustains it, fuels it, and keeps it going. Growing, evolving, reproducing..."
- Rob Bell, Love Wins (HarperOne, 2011, pp.144-145)
"[Jesus] will always transcend whatever cages and labels are created to contain and name him, especially the one called 'Christianity.'...Jesus...demonstrates how seriously he takes his role of saving and rescuing and redeeming not just everything, but everybody."
- Rob Bell, Love Wins (HarperOne, 2011, pp.150-151)
"...there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies.... And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed." 2 Peter 2:1-3
"When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head.... And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!' Then they spat on Him... struck Him... [and] led Him away to be crucified." Matthew 27:29-31
The above citing of Rob Bell's quotes and Scripture passages have been shown here from Berit Kjos's article MOCKING TRUTH: ROB BELL'S FALSE HOPE, WORLDLY HEAVEN AND EARTH-BASED HELL.
USEFUL SEARCH ENGINES for researching Rob Bell's false teachings:
Apologetics Coordination Team
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Lighthouse Trails Search Engine
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BOOK REVIEWS FOR ROB BELL'S BOOK Love Wins, A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
Love Wins, A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell - by Steve Blackwell
Love Wins, A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell - by Paul Proctor
Love Wins, A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell - by Beret Kjos - Here and here.
Love Wins, A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell - by Alex Carmichael
Love Wins, A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell - by Marcia Montenegro
Love Wins, A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell - by Pastor Larry DeBruyn
Love Wins, A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell - by Matt Slick, CARM
VARIOUS ARTICLES EXPOSING ROB BELL'S TEACHINGS
Deconstructing Rob Bell's False Gospel by Chris Rosebrough, Fighting For Faith
“Love Wins” by Rob Bell: Distorting the teaching of Scripture - By Cecil Andrews, Take Heed Ministries
Rob Bell Needs To Hear The Gong - By MIke Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
The Tragedy of not Understanding the Gospel - By MIke Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Without Faith there is no salvation – the fatal flaw of universalism by MIke Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
The Quantum Spirituality of Rob Bell: A critical review of Love Wins - By Pastor Larry DeBruy
Mocking Truth: Rob Bell's False Hope, Worldly Heaven and Earth-Based Hell - By Berit Kjos - April 4, 2011 (updated April 19)
If Rob Bell and Neale Donald Walsch are Right, Then Hitler Will Be in Heaven! - By Warren Smith (False Christ's Coming)
Everything is not Spiritual - A Critique of Rob Bell's Pan-Spiritual Worldview - By Pastor Larry DeBruyn, Guarding His Flock Ministries
Love Loses: The Quantum Spirituality of Rob Bell: A review of “Love Wins” by Pastor Larry DeBruyn, Guarding His Flock Ministries
Love Wins: Rob Bell Is Partially Right by Dr. Bill Walthall
What Does Rob Bell Think about the TNIV? Comment by Roger Oakland, Understanding The Times [This link was removed from the internet but can be now found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiXqfl4mAMM]
Rob Bell needs to hear the Gong! by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/19/11 ?The newest philosophy from Mars Hill. Read Rob Bell needs to hear the Gong!, The tragedy of not understanding the gospel & Without Faith there is no salvation – the fatal flaw of universalism.
MORE BOOK REVIEWS, ARTICLES AND NEWS ITEMS (SRN does not necessarily endorse all the folliowing writers/ministries)
Open Rebuke by Paul Proctor, News With Views, 3/23/11
Host Makes Rob Bell Squirm: "You're Amending The Gospel So That It's Palatable!"
Rob Bell Teaching Universalism by Ken Silva, Apprising Ministries
New Zondervan CEO Fan Of Rob Bell by Ken Silva, Apprising Ministries
The Unbelief Of Rob Bell by Ken Silva, Apprising Ministries
Rob Bell On The Record Concerning Scripture - By Ken Silva, Apprising Ministries
Rob Bell And Postmodern Neo-Liberalism - By Ken Silva, Apprising Ministries
First Sermon By Rob Bell At Mars Hill Bible Church by Ken Silva, Apprising Ministries
Rob Bell: Universalist? - By Justin Taylor
Christian author's book sparks charges of heresy - By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor, CNN Belief Blog (Mar 1, 2011)
Firestorm grows over 'Christian heresy' book - CNN Belief Blog (Mar 8, 2011) - By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor
Love Wins - A Review of Rob Bell's New Book by Tim Challies
Universalism and the Doctrine of Rob Bell - By Scott McKnight
God Is Still Holy and What You Learned in Sunday School Is Still True: A Review of “Love Wins” - By Kevin DeYoung
Christianity Today Reviews the Book - By Mark Galli (Please note that SRN dcoes not endorse Mark Galli)
'Love Wins': Pastor book kindles firestorm over hell - By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY
MSNBC Host Makes Rob Bell Squirm: "You're Amending The Gospel So That It's Palatable!" - An Interview with Bell on MSNBC
"Is Hell Dead?" by TIME (Apr. 14, 2011) - By Jon Meacham
Franklin Graham Calls Bell a Heretic (April 28, 2011) - Interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly
Franklin Graham speaks of Rob Bell saying, “the man is a false teacher...a heretic” At approximately the 2:50 minute mark.
Rob Bell and Universalism - The Berean Call states: The following comments from an Anglican pastor regarding emerging church pastor Rob Bell’s new book are instructive.
Love has already won [Excerpts from Love has already won - By Dr. Michael Youssef - Guest Columnist - 3/25/2011 7:45:00 AM]
We Have Seen All This Before: Rob Bell and the (Re-Emergence of Liberal Theology - BibleProphecyBlog
