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What we believe about heaven and hell is incredibly important because it exposes what we believe about who God is and what God is like.

Rob Bell

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
Heaven
Important
Believe
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Exposes
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Hell

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