It is trusting that I am loved. That I always have been. That I always will be. I don't have to do anything. I don't have to prove anything, or achieve anything, or accomplish one more thing. That, exactly as I am, I am totally accepted, forgiven, and there is nothing I could ever do to lose this acceptance.
Rob BellOften times when I meet atheists and we talk about the god they donโt believe in, we quickly discover that I donโt believe in that god, either.
Rob BellAny time someone makes you feel guilty about how you are living, that is part of the old system (pre-Christ).
Rob BellTimes change. God doesnโt, but times do. We learn and grow, and the world around us shifts, and the Christian faith is alive only when it is listening, morphing, innovating, letting go of whatever has gotten in the way of Jesus and embracing whatever will help us be more and more the people God wants us to be.
Rob Bell