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title: "2 God Punish Quotes By Rob Bell"
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> [“Has God created millions of people over tens of thousands of years who are going to spend eternity in anguish? Can God do this, or even allow this, and still claim to be a loving God? Does God punish people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/has-god-created-millions-of-people-over-tens-of-thousands-of-years/)

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

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> [“God has to punish sinners, because God is holy, but Jesus has paid the price for our sin, and so we can have eternal life. However true or untrue that is technically or theologically, what it can do is subtly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/god-has-to-punish-sinners-because-god-is-holy-but-jesus-has-paid-the/)

[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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