Heresy Loses
13 06 11 22:54 Filed in: Reflections | Hmmm...
It’s only a book; how bad could it be? Rob Bell’s book Love Wins is nothing if not a conversation starter. I figured it was time for me to check it out for myself, so I got hold of a copy from the King County Library determined to read it with an open mind. I think it is the first library book I have ever wanted to burn instead of return. (And I’m the guy who objected to banning Harry Potter from the Christian School classroom!)
The problems are many and pervasive. Perhaps none are more significant than the diminishing of the character of God. I will leave it to other reviewers to flesh out the details of Bell’s errant convictions that heaven, hell, and God are somehow less than you thought. (Kevin DeYoung’s review is as good a place to start as any.) I’ll be reluctantly taking the book back to the library. I’m afraid if I burned it, Bell would claim that it would somehow emerge from the flames redeemed and ready for heaven. I wish some of my Christian brothers didn’t have so much trouble with the truth.
The problems are many and pervasive. Perhaps none are more significant than the diminishing of the character of God. I will leave it to other reviewers to flesh out the details of Bell’s errant convictions that heaven, hell, and God are somehow less than you thought. (Kevin DeYoung’s review is as good a place to start as any.) I’ll be reluctantly taking the book back to the library. I’m afraid if I burned it, Bell would claim that it would somehow emerge from the flames redeemed and ready for heaven. I wish some of my Christian brothers didn’t have so much trouble with the truth.
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