Comments on: jesus wants to save christians

By: Trevor

Trevor — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:32:30 +0000

I agree that the style of Bell’s written works is totally opposite from what we are accustomed to (or even enjoy). But the unabridged audiobook versions of his 3 books are all available on iTunes (for around $11 each). Listening to his ideas have proved far more benefical for me than sitting down with book and pen in hand like I would for a book by John Piper or N.T. Wright. I highly recommend the audio versions!

By: Jesus Wants To Save Christians « The Window

Jesus Wants To Save Christians « The Window — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:12:35 +0000

[...] pses. check out Marko’s review here, and i also think this book is very similar in subject to Shane Claiborne’s The Irresistible [...]

By: Dennise

Dennise — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:53:37 +0000

He sounds A LOT like Shane’s Irresistible Revolution!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:30:06 +0000

jeremy….

I think the two most ugly words in the Christian circle are:

1) Layman
2) Heresy

On looking at the latter, I believe that Christians label things heresy way too fast. For many Christians, being brought up in a strict fundamentalist background is not strange. And it has been engraved for years that you are not allowed to break or step outside of boundaries that were set for all of us to follow.

It is almost as if we cannot question or doubt the systematic system in front of us. If we do we are called a heretic.

I think Christianity always needs ‘what if’ questions and statements that wrestle with doubt and struggles.

Once Christianity thinks it is set we are in trouble.

So while I know you did not say it was heresy and that it was borderline…..I would even question the reasoning behind that statement.

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:53:44 +0000

i like this book and its message. I think that Claiborne’s book “Jesus for President” makes alot of the same statements, but for me was a better and more visually stimulating read. Bell’s books are kind of like reading the script to one of his nooma videos. the style works but can get tiresome. My problem with these kind of books, which is really more of my brain processing a certain way, is that after i have read the book, i have a hard time thinking of specific things from the book that i liked. i could tell you that i liked the book but maybe can’t remember what it said. kind of like a you had to be there kind of thing.

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:21:32 +0000

I’m in the middle of this book, too. I find his perspective of different Bible stories to be very eye opening and insiteful. I had a few aHA moments, which is what I like. I’m tired of reading books that say the same thing I’ve heard a hundred times before.

By: Friar_Tuck

Friar_Tuck — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:36:38 +0000

I think there are one sentence paragraphs because most of his books are modified from his sermons. Manuscripts maybe–but then he goes back over them and fleshes them out more.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:34:33 +0000

I read rob’s first book and half the time I thought it was sure genius, the other half of the time I thought he bordered on heresy.

thought provoking nonetheless.

By: joe t

joe t — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:02:58 +0000

midrash? i had one of those. it cleared up in about a week… i’m sorry, is that oversharing?