“Every generation has to ask difficult questions about what does it mean to follow Jesus.” MeanDoeAsksJesusDifficultGenerationsDifficult Questions Author:Rob Bell
“For a lot of people in our world today, God has become about believing the right stuff so you don't get in trouble.” PeopleWorldBelieveTodayStuffTroubleOur WorldWorld TodayRight Stuff Author:Rob Bell
“I believe God gives people the right to say no, to resist, to refuse, to reject, to cling to their sins, to cling to their version of their story.” PeopleGivingBelieveStoriesI BelieveSinRefuseVersionsRejectsBelieve In God Author:Rob Bell
“I like to say that I practice militant mysticism. I'm really absolutely sure of some things that I don't quite know.” KnowsPracticeMysticismMilitant Author:Rob Bell
“If there's any place where you would express your deepest doubts, it would be church.” IfsWould BeChurchDoubt Author:Rob Bell
“My parents were both very intellectually honest, straightforward, and for them, faith meant that you were fully engaged.” ParentHonestEngagedStraightforward Author:Rob Bell
“Suffering, it turns out, demands profound imagination. A new future has to be conjured up because the old future isn't there anymore.” SufferingTurnsImaginationDemandProfoundNew Future Author:Rob Bell
“Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.” JesusStrongWeak Author:Rob Bell
“Well, I affirm orthodox Christian faith. I affirm the Nicene Creed. I don't think I'm doing anything terribly new.” ThinkingWellsChristianOrthodoxCreedsOrthodox ChristianChristian Faith Author:Rob Bell
“What we believe about heaven and hell is incredibly important because it exposes what we believe about who God is and what God is like.” BelieveImportantHeavenHellHeaven And HellWho God Is Author:Rob Bell
“When we get to what happens when we die, we don't have any video footage. So let's at least be honest that we are speculating, because we are.” HappensDiesHonestVideoBeing Honest Author:Rob Bell
“A lot of Christians have been taught a story that begins in chapter 3 of Genesis, instead of chapter 1. If your story doesn't begin in the beginning, but begins in chapter 3, then it starts with sin, and so the story becomes about dealing with the sin problem. So Jesus is seen as primarily dealing with our sins.” IfsHas BeensStoriesProblemChristianJesusSinTaughtChaptersGenesis Author:Rob Bell
“As a pastor, you get invited into the most poignant moments of people's lives. Whether it's a wedding or a funeral or a hospital visit, you get invited into the center of the event, whether or not you know the people.” PeopleKnowsMomentsEventsHospitalsFuneralPastorInvitedPoignantVisits You Author:Rob Bell
“For many, 'desire' is a bad word, something we're supposed to 'give up for God.' That kind of thinking can be really destructive because it teaches people to deny their hearts, their true selves.” PeopleThinkingGivingHeartKindSelfDesireTeachGiving UpDenyDestructiveTrue SelfBad Word Author:Rob Bell
“I embrace the term 'evangelical,' if by that we mean a belief that we together can actually work for change in the world, caring for the environment, extending to the poor generosity and kindness, a hopeful outlook. That's a beautiful sort of thing.” IfsWorldMeanTogetherBeautifulBeliefTermPoorKindnessEnvironmentEmbraceCaringGenerosityHopefulOutlookEvangelicalExtendingGenerosity And Kindness Author:Rob Bell
“I'm interested in painting the most beautifully compelling pictures and images and metaphors and stories and explanations possible that will put Jesus in language for a world that desperately needs to hear it.” WorldNeedsStoriesJesusLanguagePaintingMetaphorExplanationCompelling Author:Rob Bell
“We live in a world where we have friends, neighbors, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, people we journey with for years who are gay. And we need to love, affirm and all of us together work on the real problems that we have in the world.” PeopleWorldNeedsYearsRealProblemTogetherJourneyBrotherGayNeighborUnclesAuntReal ProblemsBrother Sister Author:Rob Bell
