"Love Wins" Final Thoughts

As a way to wrap up this blog series, I thought I would share some of the dialog out there about the book. I am starting with the video that sparked the fire that led to everyone calling Bell a heretic; by the way, this is a phrase he welcomes--he did some etymological study to prove his point (See article The Heretical Rob Bell and Why Love Wins). This video is more about peeking interest than laying down his beliefs--after all, who would buy the book if he summarized it in a 3 minutes youtube clip???

This next clip is from a news interview with Martin Bashir. Bashir blitzes Bell with questions, but Bell holds his own quite well. He even chuckles a couple of times...I would have done the same thing...

Here is a critique of Bell's book (and an advertisement for his own book) from Francis Chan--author of Crazy Love. I appreciate some of the points Chan brings up, but I think he neglects Bell's purpose in writing the book. Bell wants to talk to people that have felt the way he has, regardless of what the doctrinal truth may be.

Here is the now infamous "tweet heard 'round the church" from John Piper.

The release date for the book wasn't until March 15, so I am fascinated by Piper's preemptive strike against Bell. You can read the url Piper listed here if you'd like.


If you have some time and what to read a lengthy rebuttal of Bell's work, you can check out God Is Still Holy and What You Learned in Sunday School Is Still True: A Review of “Love Wins”. Who knows? You might not agree with his thoughts either! If you would like to learn some more information about hell, and who wouldn't, right? Check out Gospel.com


Lastly, I close with this interview of Bell. It's not as intense as Bashir's interview, but it captures Bell's heart behind this piece.