Love Wins Kerfuffle

There has recently been quite a stir over a new book by Rob Bell, entitled Love Wins.

The controversy centers around a couple questions:

1.) Has Rob Bell become a universalist, thus nullifying a core teaching of the Bible and Christianity? 

or

2.) Is he trying to use an edgy hook to gain a wider audience to whom he will then explain this tent pole teaching of Christian faith?

In this kerfuffle, I have found the following interviews extremely insightful, and if you are interested in Mr. Bell and his theological stances I would encourage you to listen to both in their entirety.

Interview with Martin Bashir: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg-qgmJ7nzA

Martin Bashir interviewed by Paul Edwards:
http://networkedblogs.com/fxXwm

My hat off to Mr. Bashir for his journalistic prowess.  

Lastly, it is very interesting to note that:

 "there will be “a church meeting this Sun [night] (at Bell's Mars Hill church), March 13 in the evening to discuss the book.” It’s only for “covenant members only by invitation” and apparently people “must register and be approved to attend” this question and answer session." (emphasis mine)

SOURCE: (http://apprising.org/2011/03/11/unrest-with-rob-bell-inside-mars-hill-bible-church/)


UPDATE:  The meeting was last Sunday.  
                  :  The source cited above is merely to indicate the meeting.  I do not regularly follow that blog and do not agree with the author's methodology/ approach .