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“First, I believe that Jesus’s story is first and foremost about the love of God for every single one of us.”
I just thought that it would be good to quote the first sentence in the book… Then right after this Bell goes on to quote John 3:16, you know for God so love the WORLD that He gave His son Jesus.
As far as I am concerned that is the reason for the Gospel, the good news. That Jesus is God’s grace that saves. I see no departure form this idea in the preface.
One thing that I find that I do AGREE with is this idea of the “Hijacked story of Jesus.” I think this is something that a massive amount of individuals agree with. I know that I have plenty of friends, more than I can count with all my finger and toes, that have been offend or hurt in the name of Jesus, who hold Him to be their personal savior. I know I have dwelt with a few hijackers here and there. I remember when I first live in Charlotte, walking around Uptown with another pastor and being told that I needed to repent and turn to Jesus, because it was “not going to funny when I was in hell”. It took everything with in me not to respond, plus my friend holding my arm. That is NOT the message that I hold to be true. Jesus is not “fire insurance” that we have in a safe so one day when the fire comes we know we are protected. Jesus came so we could have a restored life, the life that we were created to have.
I also think that it is note worthy to make sure you read and understand this part of the book before you move further. Here we see Bell state that this is nothing new, and that he is simply having a conversation, as well as wanting to create conversation about REAL questions that we all have, and others have been having for thousands of years.
I personally think that is the “Big Deal” for some people with this whole thing. That it’s about the questions they have avoided their entire life. Things that they have not wanted to deal with, things that they didn’t have an answer for. Questions they have been sweeping it all under the rug, and have been walking on for all these years, but now someone is lifting up the rug and looking at all that is there, pointing out the things that we have swept under trying to provide ourselves with a sense of stability.
What’s wrong with asking the questions? Are they to big for our faith? Cause I know that they are not to Big for my Savior…
Love.
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