The publicity is an author's dream, which may just be the point. Rob is great at asking questions which get us to think, and he's certainly touched a nerve with this one.
According to Christianity Today, John Piper tweeted: "Farewell Rob Bell." Last night Rick Warren tweeted: "I believe in hell because Jesus says it's real & he knows more about it than anyone." Just added to the Gospel Coalition Conference in April: Don Carson is going to do a special session as a response to Bell's book. You can read various reactions here:
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2011/02/rob_bells_book.html
It's probably good to withhold judgment until we have the text in our hot little hands, or hot little kindle (if it's just been recharged), but the wait is killing me. And if it kills me, what are my possible destinations? Or should that be singular?
This is a HOT topic, and I don't mean that as a pun because making light of the issue of our eternal destiny is utterly heartless. But so is departing from the teaching of Jesus and Scripture on the topic. Did Rob actually do that in this book, as many are now claiming? Guess we'll find out. In the meantime, he's not saying--for reasons only he knows. If Rob Bell ever tires of writing books and making Nooma videos, I think he could have a great career playing poker.
