Quotes from Rob Bell
For many, 'desire' is a bad word, something we're supposed to 'give up for God.' That kind of thinking can be really destructive because it teaches people to deny their hearts, their true selves.
- Rob Bell
No one has the last word other than God.
- Rob Bell
For a lot of people in our world today, God has become about believing the right stuff so you don't get in trouble.
- Rob Bell
I believe God gives people the right to say no, to resist, to refuse, to reject, to cling to their sins, to cling to their version of their story.
- Rob Bell
Many people confuse religion with God and walk away from them both. The point isn't Christianity, the point is being a Christian.
- Rob Bell
God has spoken, and everything else is commentary.
- Rob Bell
We shape our God, and then our God shapes us.
- Rob Bell
If the gospel isn't good news for everybody, then it isn't good news for anybody.
- Rob Bell
I believe our world desperately needs Good News.
- Rob Bell
The fact that we are loved and accepted and forgiven in spite of everything we have done is simply too good to be true.
- Rob Bell
When you forgive somebody, when you are generous, when you withhold judgment, when you love and when you stand up to injustice, you are, in that moment, bringing heaven to earth.
- Rob Bell
Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.
- Rob Bell