tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post5438795696735418136..comments2023-07-25T10:52:13.925-05:00Comments on Because I said so: Ben Witherington on Rob BellChris Meirosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717903860701408008noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-36052794004851675922007-03-21T11:47:00.000-05:002007-03-21T11:47:00.000-05:00Thanks JK! This is the reason I like Mark Driscol...Thanks JK! This is the reason I like Mark Driscoll actually. He preaches the Bible -Genesis through Revelations- as being about Jesus. He's right, and so are you!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting<BR/><BR/>Big ChrisChris Meirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717903860701408008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-11349049741572719322007-03-21T11:21:00.000-05:002007-03-21T11:21:00.000-05:00Good post. I also enjoy Bell's conversational sty...Good post. I also enjoy Bell's conversational style. I find it an interesting read, with some perspectives I share. What realy bothers me is Bell's perspective on what the Bible is about.<BR/><BR/>Rob says, “…this is why the Bible loses its power for so many communities. They fall into the trap of thinking that the Bible is just about things that happened a long time ago. / But the Bible is about today. / These stories are our stories. They are alive and active and teaching us about our lives in our world, today.” This view directly impaces salvation, our right standing before God. Let me clarify.<BR/><BR/>Jesus was clear in saying that the entire Bible was about Him (Luke 24:25-26). The intent is for us to know certain facts about things Christ did in the past and their bearing on us today. There is a reason for this. Our salvation; our right standing before God, eternal life, fellowship with God, and everything else that goes with it; was earned for us in the past. It was accomplished 2,000 years ago on a hill outside Jerusalem. We add nothing to this work. We through our faith are credited with what Christ did, and He is credited with our sin to suffer for (2 Cor. 5:21). If the Bible is not primarily about what happened in the past, then it is not about what Christ did for us in the past. If the Bible is primarily about our here and now, it is not about those things which earn our salvation.<BR/><BR/>I will continue to read your blog. Well done.<BR/><BR/>J. K.J. K. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329537522697826005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-88434420033122575212007-02-21T16:05:00.000-06:002007-02-21T16:05:00.000-06:00Chris--Fantastic post. As a Rob Bell fan is was i...Chris--Fantastic post. As a Rob Bell fan is was interesting to hear a contrasting (but fair) critique of his work. dt www.davetilma.comDave T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763581800095318817noreply@blogger.com