The Bible itself is a book that constantly must be wrestled with and re-interpreted. ... Bible interpretation is colored by historical context, the reader's bias and current realities. The more you study the Bible, the more questions it raises. It… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“First, the Bible has to be interpreted. When someone says they’re just doing what the Bible says to do, they didn’t greet you with a holy kiss, they’re probably wearing two kinds of fabric sewn together, and there’s a good… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
If the gospel isn't good news for everybody, then it isn't good news for anybody. — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
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. — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“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,… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
One truth is that suffering raises profound questions with the universe. The other truth is that grace, gift and generosity also raise profound questions. — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
For Jesus, heaven and hell were present realities. Ways of living we can enter into here and now. He talked very little of the… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
Love is what God is, love is why Jesus came, and love is why he continues to come, year after year to person after… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
I believe that God is love. I believe that Jesus came to show us this love, to give us this love, to teach us… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
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… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“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… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
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… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
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… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
