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The Alisa Childers Podcast
The Sabbatical Series: Rob Bell and the Bible: Human Book or Divinely Inspired?
Jan 5, 2024
The host discusses her interest in Rob Bell and progressive Christianity, exploring his book 'What is the Bible?', challenging the concept of divine inspiration in Scripture, critiquing Bell's questioning of Christian doctrine and the literal resurrection of Jesus.
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- Rob Bell's book 'What is the Bible?' presents a lopsided view of the Bible as primarily a human invention, disregarding the doctrine of divine inspiration.
- While Bell advocates for reading the Bible literately, his belief that the Bible is more human than divine can lead to dismissing important biblical truths.
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Rob Bell's Approach to the Bible
Rob Bell's book 'What is the Bible?' presents a lopsided view of the Bible as primarily a human invention. Bell suggests that the Bible was written by humans and sees human authorship as the starting point for understanding its message. However, this false premise disregards the doctrine of divine inspiration that is supported by biblical teachings. The Bible affirms that all scripture is inspired by God and that the writers themselves were moved by the Holy Spirit. By downplaying divine inspiration, Bell undermines the historical reliability of the Bible and challenges essential Christian doctrines such as the literal resurrection of Jesus.
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