Among the stars of the Emerging Church few names are more recognized than Rob Bell. He is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Church in Grandville, Michigan, a church that draws some 10,000 people every Sunday. The Chicago Sun Times has considered Bell the next Billy Graham and his NOOMA video series reaches youth groups around the country. 

Bell can be tricky to interact with. His message frequently rings true but what he offers is usually incomplete or misleading. His book Sex God is no different. Much of what he says is true – and much of what he says is not true. I will not spend much time saying why Bell is wrong, but I want to draw out the core of Bell’s message, making the problems more visible.

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