Rob Bell is just the tip of the iceberg. Most of your article reads as though you are just promoting yourself. You write for Lifeway, which is used in lots of denominational churches that promotes your the traditions of your DENOMINATION which is not even something found in the scriptures at all. Your literature promotes baptism, a JEWISH tradition that REQUIRES it to be saved but your denominatio...more

Rob Bell is just the tip of the iceberg. Most of your article reads as though you are just promoting yourself. You write for Lifeway, which is used in lots of denominational churches that promotes your the traditions of your DENOMINATION which is not even something found in the scriptures at all. Your literature promotes baptism, a JEWISH tradition that REQUIRES it to be saved but your denomination says it's not for salvation but you won't let the person be a member unless they do it. Makes no sense at all. My former church was terrified to stop using Lifeway books and just use the Bible. Imagine that!less

Why do unbelievers stalk Christian websites. I think they are only fooling themselves. I think deep down they want to believe. Very sad.

Lent is a made up religious holiday. It's a religious traditon that is not from scripture. It is used by satan to make people ignorant of scripture focus on them instead of focusing on Jesus Christ that made the ULTIMATE sacrifice once and for all!

YES, it is possible to be both gay and Christian. Once again being a christian is not tied to what you do, but by what Jesus has already done for us. If they TRULY trust Christ as their savior alone to pay their sin debt fully they are just as saved as a liar, a theif or a murderer. Is it a sin? Of course but so is lying, stealing or killing. You are no better than them as far as that goes. We are...more

YES, it is possible to be both gay and Christian. Once again being a christian is not tied to what you do, but by what Jesus has already done for us. If they TRULY trust Christ as their savior alone to pay their sin debt fully they are just as saved as a liar, a theif or a murderer. Is it a sin? Of course but so is lying, stealing or killing. You are no better than them as far as that goes. We are all born sinners and only by God's grace do we obtain salvation but this lifestyle goes against what the Lord wants for us. They will be judged for ther actions at the Bema seat for their actions for a reward. If someone says its not a sin they deny scripture but most of these people are depending on what THEY believe anyway. Isn't that what most "christians" do anyway. I am in no way giving them a pass on their sin but we have to understand that none of us are good the Bible says. We have no righteousness, it is imputed to us by Christ and that happens the moment you trust Him, not when you stop sinning.less

Shocker!! Another person preaching false docrine. Lets get one thing straight before anything else. Today we are not saved by believing IN Jesus. We are saved by the finished cross work of Christ alone. Either you believe He paid your sin debt in full or you don't. Now why are we worried about this guy when millions of churches are not even preaching the gospel of grace today. Millions are going t...more

Shocker!! Another person preaching false docrine. Lets get one thing straight before anything else. Today we are not saved by believing IN Jesus. We are saved by the finished cross work of Christ alone. Either you believe He paid your sin debt in full or you don't. Now why are we worried about this guy when millions of churches are not even preaching the gospel of grace today. Millions are going to Hell because they are trusting in their good works. Regardless of whether there is a hell to go to is beside the point. If you trust the gospel and don't believe there is a hell you won't even have to worry about it. We need to worry about the people that sit in church every time the doors open and are trusting in their good works ie mass, eating a cracker, baptism, confessing sin for either salvation or helping God save them. They are the ones that are really going to be shocked about Hell. Rob Bell is a result of lazy christians and the ignorance of preachers and teachers and their failure to rightly divide the word of truth.less

This guy is just as confused as Rob Bell is. You don't become or stay a christian by "following Jesus" because He was perfect. We fall short of perfection and will never be. We are perfect IN Christ and by His work on the cross to save us by faith in Jesus Christ alone. He says Please don’t tell me that following the ‘Jesus way’ will make my life smoother, easier, or better in this life Who...more

This guy is just as confused as Rob Bell is. You don't become or stay a christian by "following Jesus" because He was perfect. We fall short of perfection and will never be. We are perfect IN Christ and by His work on the cross to save us by faith in Jesus Christ alone. He says Please don’t tell me that following the ‘Jesus way’ will make my life smoother, easier, or better in this life
Who said that? Being a christian means you are forgiven but nothing is going to make things better in this life. We are going to have troubles and being a christian doesn't make troubles go away.
I understand where he's coming from. Rob Bell is just as wrong by telling others there will be salvation for all regardless of what Jesus did. That is a lie but you have uninformed people that just love to worship at the church of cool and hip and refuse to believe only God's word and listen to men instead.less

There is only ONE baptism today and that is of the Holy Spirit. Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism. The Bible is a progressive revelation. The exact reason why you eat catfish and pork today. That is NOT what God is doing today. We are not under the law but under grace. Acts 2:38 is not to you as a member of the body of Christ today. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every o...more

There is only ONE baptism today and that is of the Holy Spirit. Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism. The Bible is a progressive revelation. The exact reason why you eat catfish and pork today. That is NOT what God is doing today. We are not under the law but under grace. Acts 2:38 is not to you as a member of the body of Christ today. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. If you believe baptism is for today then I assume that you do it for salvation because thats what they had to do to be saved and the receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.and they also had to endure to the end. Is that for you today? If you don't see these different verses saying different things then you are blind. Water baptism was to IDENTIFY Israel as a nation of priests. Not for us today.less

If he grew up with liars could you tell. What a weird explaniation

We are not in prophesy today. There is NOTHING left to happen on this earth before Christ comes to meet us in the air.

Where is that first line in scripture? You can't enter the kingdom of God today. You can be a member of the body of Christ though. Not by repenting of sinful ways either. And following commandments have NEVER saved anyone. You couldn't even list them all let alone follow them. Christ DIED for your sins! You have been forgiven ALL tresspasses Col 2:13. We today are a heavenly body of believers save...more

Where is that first line in scripture? You can't enter the kingdom of God today. You can be a member of the body of Christ though. Not by repenting of sinful ways either. And following commandments have NEVER saved anyone. You couldn't even list them all let alone follow them. Christ DIED for your sins! You have been forgiven ALL tresspasses Col 2:13. We today are a heavenly body of believers saved ONLY by the finished work of the cross at Calvary. 1 Cor 15 1-4 is the ONLY thing that will save you today. If you are not relying on what Jesus did ALONE you cannot be saved today. Eph 2:8 & 9 tells you clearly that it is a FREE GIFT. You can't do anything to earn a gift. It ceased to be free. Jesus changed everything when He gave Paul the gospel of grace. Read Rom thru Philemon to understand what JESUS told Paul to tell us gentiles about our salvation today. Don't rely on catch phrases and made up doctrine. Salvation has been made available to you by the Lord on the cross. Trust Him today and be saved!less

The kingdom WAS at hand at that time. It was up to Israel to accept it. They rejected it. If the kingdom was at hand and on this earth, WHY did He go back again? Jesus was a minister of the CIRCUMCISION (Israel) Rom 15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers: He was NOT addressing gentiles in His eart...more

The kingdom WAS at hand at that time. It was up to Israel to accept it. They rejected it. If the kingdom was at hand and on this earth, WHY did He go back again?
Jesus was a minister of the CIRCUMCISION (Israel) Rom 15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers: He was NOT addressing gentiles in His earthly ministry. But when He went back to glory He put into place the MYSTERY that He had planned BEFORE the world began. To make a heavenly people called to salvation apart from Israel and the law. One body made up of BOTH jew and gentile. There is no difference today but there WAS. From Abraham to the 12.
They were to be different, set apart from the nations. That is NOT what is going on today.

Matt 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israelless

This article is WAY off the mark. Jesus came to set up His kingdom on the earth with ISRAEL 1 Sam 13:13, His chosen people. They were to be a kingdom of priests Ex 19:6 to be a light to the gentiles Isa 42:6. We are not living in the kingdom today. Israel rejected this literal physical kingdom when they crucified their Messiah. He WILL come back to earth and set this kingdom up with the 12 Apostl...more

This article is WAY off the mark. Jesus came to set up His kingdom on the earth with ISRAEL 1 Sam 13:13, His chosen people. They were to be a kingdom of priests Ex 19:6 to be a light to the gentiles Isa 42:6. We are not living in the kingdom today. Israel rejected this literal physical kingdom when they crucified their Messiah. He WILL come back to earth and set this kingdom up with the 12 Apostles ruling over the 12 tribes. That will be the kingdom on the earth. The mystery is not the kingdom. It kingdom on the EARTH was proclaimed SINCE the world began Acts 3:21. The mystery that was kept SECRET since the world began Rom 16:25 was what God planned to do in the Heavenlies. And this mystery was ONLY given to the Apostle Paul. We today are promised HEAVENLY blessings and wil fulfill God's program in Heaven. If you never study Paul's epistles, which most churches and schools never do of course you will miss the differences between law/grace, prophesy/mystery etc.less

The Lord through Paul tells us that we are not under the law but under grace. Is the law written in people's hearts today? Why we break half of them before lunchtime.

He preaches the same thing that most in religion teach. They take the blessings that ONLY Israel was given under the law and apply it today in the age of grace. We are not blessed because of what we do today but because of what the Lord has done for us. We are blessed spiritually today. We are not under the law today.

Why do you have to have a mulitmillion dollar building to preach God's word???? If the real gospel was preached, no one would come because there is no coffee shop, game room, 150 member choir etc. If you have to offer that for someone to come to church, then they have no idea what the gospel of grace is in the first place.

We can't even get the gospel of grace out to people here, let alone to other countries. Of course there is a gospel being preached. A gospel of give money, do good works, walk an aisle,pray a sinners prayer or ask Jesus into your heart. The gospel of the grace of God is God coming down as a man, dying a bloody horrifying death. He was buried for three days and then arose from the dead, paying for ...more

We can't even get the gospel of grace out to people here, let alone to other countries. Of course there is a gospel being preached. A gospel of give money, do good works, walk an aisle,pray a sinners prayer or ask Jesus into your heart. The gospel of the grace of God is God coming down as a man, dying a bloody horrifying death. He was buried for three days and then arose from the dead, paying for ALL(past,present and future) sins for the whole world. He died ONCE for sin. Believe it!less

If Calvinists believe that God has already chosen who is saved and who is lost, why evangelize? I don't understand how you can hold that view and be in a lead role in a Baptist church anyway. If people would believe the TRUE gospel today of faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ as their only means of salvation, you would see a renewed interest in doctrine. Unsaved or unlearne...more

If Calvinists believe that God has already chosen who is saved and who is lost, why evangelize? I don't understand how you can hold that view and be in a lead role in a Baptist church anyway. If people would believe the TRUE gospel today of faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ as their only means of salvation, you would see a renewed interest in doctrine. Unsaved or unlearned people don't want truth, they want experiences. Stop the trips, music and games and see how many people show up the next Sunday.less