Nooma was cool, but…

You may have already heard of the controversy stirred by the promotion of Rob Bell’s new book “Love Wins”. Several bloggers have weighed in fairly quickly given the promotional video and book description that places it clearly in the realm of universalism. This raises a question for those of us who have used Nooma videos. Do we continue to do so? They are generally useful, interesting discussion starters but will we have to add a disclaimer so that our students don’t buy this book thinking it is sound? It’s worth reading the commentaries on blogs and then reviews once the book comes out. Check out Kevin DeYoung’s comments…

Don’t think for a second the questions don’t communicate something. These are not “let’s explore together and see what the Bible says about these hard issues” kind of questions. Everyone agrees Bell is a remarkable communicator. He is not unaware of the effect of these three minutes. Words mean something and words do something.

I know many young evangelicals barely have any stomach for controversy, let alone strong words about a serious topic. But if there is no way to be simultaneously bold and humble; if there is no way to be a gentle, caring person while still speaking in clear tones about hurtful error; if there is no way to correct those who oppose sound doctrine without being a moral monster; if there’s no way to love truth and grace at the same time, then there’s no way to be a biblical Christian

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and Justin Taylor’s blog post is worth reading as well.

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