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If it is true, if it is beautiful, if it is honorable, if it is right, then claim it. Because it is from God. And you belong to God.

Rob Bell

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
Claims
True
Beautiful
Right
Honorable
Claim
Belong

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God has spoken, and everything else is commentary.
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It often appears that those who talk the most about going to heaven when you die talk the least about bringing heaven to earth right now, as Jesus taught us to pray: 'Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.' At the same time, it often appears that those who talk the most about relieving suffering now talk the least about heaven when we die.
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Something is profoundly wrong and we are desperate for justice, for restoration and for somebody somewhere to do something about this.
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The cross is God taking on flesh and blood and saying, Me too.
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The cross is Gods way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments.
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Look at the size of the universe and look at what we're discovering about string theory. There's a wide-eyed sense of we're just getting started here.
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The life you want begins by embracing the life you have.
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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.
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It is better to be fully present and rested and engaged for one thing than rushed, distracted, and scattered for ten.
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That breath that you just took, that's a gift!
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To be honest with you, I am passionate about all the people out there who want to know Jesus, they want to know God, and they are sick of a system that is hung up on a bunch of things that have nothing to do with the love of God.
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I'm interested in painting the most beautifully compelling pictures and images and metaphors and stories and explanations possible that will put Jesus in language for a world that desperately needs to hear it.
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We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial.
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Agape doesn't love somebody because they're worthy. Agape makes them worthy by the strength and power of its love. Agape doesn't love somebody because they're beautiful. Agape loves in such a way that it makes them beautiful.
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