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moxicarose:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg-qgmJ7nzA


Is it just me, or did the interviewer have a very harsh attitude toward Mr. Bell from the get go? I have not read Bell's book (yet).

Has anyone here read it?

I know that Rob seemed not to (really)answer the questions at times, and that bugged me a little bit...but I applaud him for having a loving and kind demeanor the entire interview.

Thoughts?

mharrell08:
I actually think he did well in the interview...as well as one could do when facing tough questions. It's the interviewer's job to ask tough questions, that's not the problem. The only problem is he does not yet have the answers for these tough questions, but that will come in time.

I think it would be great for Rob to eventually get in touch with teachers like Ray and continue in his studies of earlier scholars who believed in universal salvation. He's definitely on the right track, when you compare what he teaches now to what he used to teach. We all have to start somewhere.

I also wonder with all the attention and controversy, how much time is he getting to study and continue to seek these truths out? Things may have to die down before he can really dig into the scriptures and have precise, firm answers for those who question his message. I can definitely see this becoming similar to the apostle Paul, with a loss of church members (maybe even his church) and really a complete spiritual fall, then God 'resurrecting' him into a new creature with a full, complete, precise message of the gospel. We can only hope...



Marques

Dave in Tenn:
You said it, Marques.

Moxicarose, there was this thread recently:

http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,12846.0.html

I don't fault the journalist.  I think he had intelligent and probing questions that any 'doubter' or skeptic might ask when encountering the gospel of reconciliation.  Obviously he had done his homework.  If Mr. Bell can't handle that, he should probably stop trying to teach--at least for the time being.  I also think he handled himself well.

I think Mr. Bell has no idea yet just how challenging and exciting this walk can be.  Of course, neither does the journalist.   ;D :D

Jesus is Lord.  

Samson:

--- Quote from: moxicarose on April 05, 2011, 01:14:01 PM ---http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg-qgmJ7nzA


Is it just me, or did the interviewer have a very harsh attitude toward Mr. Bell from the get go? I have not read Bell's book (yet).

Has anyone here read it?

I know that Rob seemed not to (really)answer the questions at times, and that bugged me a little bit...but I applaud him for having a loving and kind demeanor the entire interview.

Thoughts?


I guess that I would have to read His book to see how far along He is. I liked the point He made about " everything is handed down" to each and everyone one of us making us who we are contributing to Our personal journey(not exact words), but that point towards the end of the interview sounds like the CAUSE/AFFECT relationship.

I don't think those T.V. interviews are productive due to time constraints, either or type questions. The interviewer asked if there was any benefit in this Life in regards to doing whats right now or something along those lines. Of course We know there is ! His ( The Interviewer) question reminds Me of the " Being Saved Anyway" response to Universalism.

When Your interviewed in one of these T.V. News Type situations, They dictate the Time allowed & make the rules as to how far you can go with your response, so the T.V. Viewer is left with an insufficient response at best. We can only hope that Seeds are planted & Rob Bell continues in this direction.

                             Carry On, Samson.

--- End quote ---

indianabob:
Folks,

I think that the interviewers first question was designed to elicit confusion.
To ask whether one of two possibilities is correct when neither is true is misleading.

1. Is God powerful enough to prevent an earthquake near Japan, but does not because he doesn't care?
OR
2. Does God care about the Japanese people, but is not powerful enough to prevent the earthquake?

Not quoting scripture in this instance, but the truth is most likely closer to the following.

God has a plan for all mankind and he is letting it play out without always intervening at this time.
God made the earth the way it is and it is stretching and groaning because of the sub-terrainian lava
under the oceans and the movement of so called continental plates submerging other plates.
That the Japanese built cities three meters above average sea level is not God's responsibility.
If God led them to do so that is another question.

That Japanese corporations built the atomic reactors with just enough stability to cope with
an expected 100 year earthquake is not God's responsibility. The corporation hedged their bets
and lost. Of course God may have had His hand in it to teach a lesson.
In similar manner 104 reactors in the U. S. A. are engineered with "just enough" safety
built in to hold together in a predictable earthquake.

I'm not sure, but I would think subject to correction, that much of human activity is more risky
than God would recommend. We make choices.
Whether they are led by God's influence in subject to controversy.
In either case above God will as Mr. Bell said, finish the creation process in true Godly love.

Subject to editing by Mods, Bob

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