Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
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God never changes, nor do the central truths of Christianity. But our understanding of those truths is in constant flux. Christians will always be exploring and discovering what it means to live in harmony with God and each other. Now in softcover, Velvet Elvis offers original and refreshingly personal perspectives on what Christianity is really about…. More >>
Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
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J. Maranka said :
February 7, 2010 at 11:37 am
The fact of the matter is simply this…the Bible is either 100% true or 100% false. We don’t get to pick what we want to believe and what we want to change around to make our lifestyle seem OK. I believe the Bible is 100% true and directly inspired by God. Anyone…especially a pastor…should be very scared when they start causing people to question their faith and the validity of God’s Word. I fear for the thousands of people that Rob Bell will undoubtedly be leading astray by this book. I can only pray that people open up their own Bibles and search for the Truth. Please don’t believe any human being over the Truth of Scripture! Check it out for yourself.
Rating: 1 / 5
Big Dog said :
February 7, 2010 at 2:19 pm
For Rob Bell (and his followers in the “emergent church” movement), it’s all about people putting themselves above Christ and Christianity. No thanks.
Rating: 1 / 5
JustAReader24059 said :
February 7, 2010 at 4:13 pm
overrated. and the print makes you dizzy. and i’m sick and tired of hearing about his little boy (yes, we know your little boy is cute and teaches you about Jesus)… tell us something realistic, rob. we’re tired of the over spiritualized phsycho-babble.
Rating: 1 / 5
Brian Thomas Raypole said :
February 7, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Product came within 1 week. Book in excellent condition. No billing or shipping problems.
Great work
Rating: 5 / 5
D. Stevenson said :
February 7, 2010 at 9:12 pm
I read it , reread it, and then read it again. There isn’t enough space or time to list all the issues Christians should have with Rob Bell’s repainting of Christianity. Many reviewers have done an excellent job detailing many of these in previous reviews.
One only needs to google some Rob Bell’s contemporaries in his endnotes to realize he is far more reaching than most people realize. The most glaring example is endnote #143. “For a mind blowing introduction to emergence theory and divine creativity, set aside three months and read Ken Wilber’s ‘A Brief History of Everything’.” Ken Wilber is the foremost Buddhist philosopher of our time who refers to evangelical Christians in the forward of one of his books as ‘fascist nazis’. Pastor Bell wants us to spend 3 months reading his 300 page book.
It doesn’t surprise then that in a November 2004 interview in Christianity Today that Bell states “We are rediscovering Christianity as an Eastern religion.” Read this book with his ‘Eastern religion’ comment in mind and it will be obvious his repainting lacks a firm foundation and, possibly, may no longer be Christian.
I do not recommend this book to anyone who isn’t firmly grounded in their Christian faith and challege all to pray the Holy Spirit convicts Rob Bell of his error and protects those who are under his teaching during his present journey away from Christ.
Rating: 1 / 5