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Former Megachurch Pastor Rob Bell: A Church That Doesn't Support Gay Marriage Is 'Irrelevant'
Huffington Post ^ | 2/20/2015 | Carol Kuruvilla

Posted on 02/26/2015 3:36:12 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski

Rob Bell, the widely popular and controversial former megachurch pastor, is now convinced that a church doesn’t support same-sex marriage will "continue to be even more irrelevant." Bell made the comments on an episode of Oprah Winfrey's "Super Soul Sunday," where he appeared with his wife Kristen to talk about religion and spirituality.

"One of the oldest aches in the bones of humanity is loneliness," Bell said. "Loneliness is not good for the world. Whoever you are, gay or straight, it is totally normal, natural and healthy to want someone to go through life with. It's central to our humanity. We want someone to go on the journey with." Bell notes that Christianity is evolving and that many Christians have already opened their hearts to the idea that two people of the same sex would choose to journey together.

In fact, he says the church’s acceptance of gay marriage is “inevitable."

"I think culture is already there and the church will continue to be even more irrelevant when it quotes letters from 2,000 years ago as their best defense, when you have in front of you flesh-and-blood people who are your brothers and sisters, and aunts and uncles, and co-workers and neighbors, and they love each other and just want to go through life," he said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: false; falseminister; gaymarriage; homosexualagenda; marshillbiblechurch; prophet; religiousleft; robbell; ssm; teacher
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Deuteronomy 13:1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass , whereof he spake unto thee, saying , Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known , and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Rob Bell is a test for the Christian Church...a test that most of the Christian world is failing ...

Malachi 3:2 But who may abide the day of his coming ? and who shall stand when he appeareth ? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers ' soap:

1 posted on 02/26/2015 3:36:12 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Sodom thought God’s commandments were quite irrelevant as well. Remind me how that turned out.


2 posted on 02/26/2015 3:38:06 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

It sounds like the boy had his bell rung one too many times.


3 posted on 02/26/2015 3:38:20 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Illegal aliens are far superior to Americans. - So say the 'RATS and RINOs.)
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FReeper IronJack: A church that DOES support homosexual “marriage” is not a church.


4 posted on 02/26/2015 3:38:32 PM PST by IronJack
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Crypto atheist. He’s bugged about the loneliness because he never let Christ come near, I greatly fear.


5 posted on 02/26/2015 3:39:58 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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His name came up somewhere last week. He’s really run off the rails. Maybe he’s trying to be as crazy as he can imagine.


6 posted on 02/26/2015 3:41:47 PM PST by BeadCounter
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To: Vigilanteman

Never mind the antediluvian world.


7 posted on 02/26/2015 3:42:15 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Jan_Sobieski

I don’t know this guy, but could positions like this be why he’s a “FORMER PASTOR?”


8 posted on 02/26/2015 3:42:41 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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"One of the oldest aches in the bones of humanity is loneliness," Bell said.

So, Mr. Bell, it is cool with you if a pedo molests your kids so long as the pedo was trying to eliminate loneliness.
9 posted on 02/26/2015 3:42:48 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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I predict a warm future for Mr Bell, very, very warm indeed.


10 posted on 02/26/2015 3:42:52 PM PST by Last Dakotan
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To: Jan_Sobieski

The message of Jesus Christ should be as clear as the church bell on Sunday morning.


11 posted on 02/26/2015 3:42:52 PM PST by BeadCounter
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Empty puffing on his part.


12 posted on 02/26/2015 3:43:08 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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That is well put.

And I’d hate to think of what kind of lust Bell would exhibit towards the human Christ anyhow.


13 posted on 02/26/2015 3:43:12 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Rob Bell is clearly off his rocker.


14 posted on 02/26/2015 3:43:32 PM PST by StoneWall Brigade (Daniel 2 Daniel 7 Daniel 9 Revelation 13 Revelation 16 Revelation 17 Revelation 18 Revelation 19)
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To: Vigilanteman

God needs to apologize to Sodom and Gamorrah.


15 posted on 02/26/2015 3:44:39 PM PST by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Better saved than relevant.


16 posted on 02/26/2015 3:46:16 PM PST by circlecity
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To: HiTech RedNeck

He has a whole host of views that are contrary to orthodox (small “o”) Christianity. I read recently that he regards himself as a “mystic” and “seeker.”


17 posted on 02/26/2015 3:46:19 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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The late David Wilkerson was given an end-times vision.
This is the sermon that described what he saw. The
sermon became a book called, “The Vision” The message is one
all Christians should hear. (About 30 minutes in length for
all 4 parts)

The vision was in 1973...

DAVID WILKERSON’S THE VISION PART 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnbpGCrc1zg

DAVID WILKERSON’S THE VISION PART 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L5VPwHDwEg

DAVID WILKERSON’S THE VISION PART 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4i6q07j59k

DAVID WILKERSON’S THE VISION PART 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4i6q07j59k


18 posted on 02/26/2015 3:47:15 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

I have been asked to use his Nooma videos to teach with. I always felt each video was a little off but could never identify a specific theological error. Maybe the Holy Spirit was warning me.


19 posted on 02/26/2015 3:47:36 PM PST by Raycpa
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Bell obviously believes political correctness is greater than Scripture. I wonder how well that will work out for him at the Pearly Gates. He is part of the “magic marker” religious movement where you take the marker and simply blot out the verses of the Bible that you don’t like.


20 posted on 02/26/2015 3:47:54 PM PST by From The Deer Stand
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