Comments on: Rob Bell and Evangelicalism

By: Sara Huizenga Lubbers

Sara Huizenga Lubbers — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:03:59 +0000

You’re all doing an AWESOME job of turning people off from Christianity.

By: Jeff Padgett

Jeff Padgett — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:33:43 +0000

Yo Quiero Rob “Taco” Bell cried the lukewarm Christians! The rise of Rob “Taco” Bell is directly parallel and proportional to a sector of Chrstians who do not know the Word of God. They don’t need to know the Word because they “Think Outside the Bun” like Bell. It is a reflection of how American Christians follow hard after fads. These fads seem to never cease and they are new every morning. The fast food gospel is being repackaged and remarketed once again by Bell who is excellent at media and marketing. Rob “Taco” Bell and his convoluted “Fourth Meal” will wither like the grass. There is a choice America; authentic Mexican food or Taco Bell?

By: Mike Riccardi

Mike Riccardi — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:40:03 +0000

Sam Hendrickson nails the obvious gaping hole in Bell’s interview: there’s no Evangel in his “definition” of evangelicalism. None. It just misses every boat conceivable. If you’re going to describe yourself as an evangelical, you might have a problem redefining the word to mean something other than having to do directly with the Evangel.

Similarly, I found this interesting:

Interviewer to Bell: I’m struck by the fact that I don’t hear a lot of explicitly religious language, or mentions of Jesus, from you.

Similar to the above, if you’re calling yourself a Christian, you probably want to make it a habit to speak often about Christ.

What we have here is another clear piece of evidence added to the pile that Bell is no pastor, no evangelical, no Christian. One wonders by his use of language if he even knows what those words mean.

By: Todd Pruitt

Todd Pruitt — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:14:00 +0000

Bell says that he is not embarassed by his religion. He gets no points for that. What is embarrassing about helping God to make the world a better place? That message plays well in cocktail parties and coffee shops. Bring up a bloody cross and a Savior who bore the Father’s wrath for sinners and see what happens.

The Gospel is not about what we do for or with God. It’s about what God has done in Christ Jesus. Anything else is something other than the Gospel.

By: The state of the “Pulpit” « Death Nor Life

The state of the “Pulpit” « Death Nor Life — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:06:58 +0000

[...] over at the Gospel Coalition brought this to the blogosphere this morning and had a great, short post offering a quick critique. So I read the interview, and saw something else that was [...]

By: Stan McCullars

Stan McCullars — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:55:19 +0000

President of what?

By: Alex Philip

Alex Philip — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:03:23 +0000

I think Rob Bell should run for president.

By: Stan McCullars

Stan McCullars — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:53:14 +0000

Has anyone ever presented the gospel to Rob Bell?

By: Sam Hendrickson

Sam Hendrickson — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:58:38 +0000

Ummm…not to be rude or unkind, but is it really “noteworthy?”, (now nearly half a decade after Velvet) to see Bell’s definition of evangelical to be so devoid of the Evangel? I am saying thanks for noting this latest interview and remark–more needs to be said about this man’s message. I did think that his neoliberalism was known by more people, perhaps I am mistaken.

By: Mark Dickinson

Mark Dickinson — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:39:27 +0000

btw, I don’t think his take on the Beatitudes is orthodox, either.
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