Gilbert Review of NOOMA and Bell

I realize I've been gone from the blogosphere for awhile, but this was too good not to post.

Greg Gilbert did a review for the upcoming 9Marks Journal on Rob Bell's NOOMA videos. It's quite thorough and nicely summarizes most of the critiques I've made as well as adding some new ones.

NOOMA videos are incredibly popular right now. Churches all over use them in worship or teaching. I've watched them, even used them for discussion once.

But the more I watched and listened to Rob, the more I realized that the message he calls the gospel and what the Bible says is "the gospel" are two radically different things. That's what Gilbert points out so well in his review.

Rob Bell is really preaching a different gospel.

That said, before we all jump up and condemn him, read these words of wisdom from CJ Mahaney about how to respond to someone like Bell.