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> [“For Jesus, the question wasn’t, “How do I get into heaven?” but “How do I bring heaven here?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/for-jesus-the-question-wasn-t-how-do-i-get-into-heaven-but-how-do-i/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

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> [“Jesus didn’t talk about a God who wants to burn this place down and take us somewhere else; he talked about the renewing of this place, the only home we’ve ever had. Central to the story of the Bible is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/jesus-didn-t-talk-about-a-god-who-wants-to-burn-this-place-down-and/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

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## More by Rob Bell

> [If the gospel isn't good news for everybody, then it isn't good news for anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/if-the-gospel-isn-t-good-news-for-everybody-then-it-isn-t-good-news/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it could be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/why-blame-the-dark-for-being-dark-it-is-far-more-helpful-to-ask-why/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [“This story... blasts to pieces our biases and labels with a declaration that God is on everyone's side, extending grace and compassion to everyone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/this-story-blasts-to-pieces-our-biases-and-labels-with-a-declaration/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [One truth is that suffering raises profound questions with the universe. The other truth is that grace, gift and generosity also raise profound questions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/one-truth-is-that-suffering-raises-profound-questions-with-the/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [For Jesus, heaven and hell were present realities. Ways of living we can enter into here and now. He talked very little of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/for-jesus-heaven-and-hell-were-present-realities-ways-of-living-we/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [Love is what God is, love is why Jesus came, and love is why he continues to come, year after year to person after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/love-is-what-god-is-love-is-why-jesus-came-and-love-is-why-he/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [I believe that God is love. I believe that Jesus came to show us this love, to give us this love, to teach us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/i-believe-that-god-is-love-i-believe-that-jesus-came-to-show-us-this/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [If the gospel isn't good news for everybody, then it isn't good news for anybody. And this is because the most powerful things happen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/if-the-gospel-isn-t-good-news-for-everybody-then-it-isn-t-good-news-2/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [“I don’t read the Bible like a flat line. I don’t see all of the passages in the Bible sitting equally side by side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/i-don-t-read-the-bible-like-a-flat-line-i-don-t-see-all-of-the/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [To elevate abstract doctrines and dogmas over living, breathing, embodied experiences of God's love and grace, then, is going the wrong direction. It's taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/to-elevate-abstract-doctrines-and-dogmas-over-living-breathing/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [The modern world has created airports and hospitals and put 10,000 songs in our pocket. It has built gleaming buildings and computers and advances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/the-modern-world-has-created-airports-and-hospitals-and-put-10-000/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [God is bigger than the Christian faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/god-is-bigger-than-the-christian-faith/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [What you believe about the future shapes, informs, and determines how you live now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/what-you-believe-about-the-future-shapes-informs-and-determines-how/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [The life you want begins by embracing the life you have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/the-life-you-want-begins-by-embracing-the-life-you-have/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

> [It takes quite a spine to turn the other cheek. It takes phenomenal fortitude to love your enemy. It takes firm resolve to pray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/it-takes-quite-a-spine-to-turn-the-other-cheek-it-takes-phenomenal/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

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