Nooma - RICH

Eric, it sounds like you miss the point of being a christian, and I believe you get it... be careful what we're saying about other christians, they're not the enemy, satan is the enemy.

What really stuck out to me that he says is that "experts say that it would take $20 billion to provide water, basic health care & nutrition to everyone in the world" yet our own gov't can't seem to come up with a health care bill for approximately 30 million people in America for under a trillion dollars! It really shows the waste in the U.S. and our government, but more importantly, Rob Bell certainly can't be for this health care bill after knowing this info about 20 billion.

I agree with this but I think "Maybe what we have is enough" doesn't take it far enough. What we have is MORE than enough. A lot of what we have of others, and THEN we say they don't deserve to reap the benefits along side us? People might be more willing to believe in a God if people who claimed to follow God weren't so fast to forget the love aspect. Making someone dependent on you is not love; love would give them what they need to take care of themselves even if it means losing power.

I am really tired of hearing how ashamed I should be for the blessings we have experience here in the United States. You can motivate people to give without using the US as your whipping boy. How about pointing out what an example we are in private giving, volunteerism and general liberty that no other nation in the worlds history has experienced. How about pointing out how much of the world's food supply we provide... We are not perfect, but we also should not be ashamed of God's Blessings.

If you're more worried about feeling ashamed of owning things than you are worried about someone else's needs being met, I think you really need to reevaluate your priorities. You are right to say we're not perfect, but imperfection isn't an excuse to not strive for excellence. My opinion? Private giving is fine, but let's be real: are we teaching people to fish or are we just putting a fish in their hands? I think we do the latter and on a national scale, most of the world does that.

The message of this video is far from 'shame' hopefully you will rewatch it with open ears and an open heart and not feel like the video is to 'guilt' people into anything. I think too often we go through life oblivious of all this, this video is a great reminder, and a great tool to keep me asking God what my role is in his Kingdom. It's not how I can involve God into my tiny story, it's how God loves us so much that he creates room for us in his huge plan.

You have to watch the entire 15 minute 'rich' video to get the full scope of what he is saying..He does in fact make several Biblical references that you just are not going to get in a 1:30 clip..If you feel Rob Bell is so theologically off base Mako, why spend your time seeking out these clips..Spend you time more productively with scholars that you feel are more in line with your perception of Biblical truths..Its just not healthy or productive to argue with your brothers & sisters

Um, just so you know...that's not the mission Christians are given when they've first repented and trusted in Jesus! The world is actually going to get worse and the only One who is going to make it better is Jesus Himself!! Rob has a horrible understanding and low view of scripture! I'd follow him about as far as I could throw him. And I'm a little guy!

Yes, shark reference (I was younger, lol).

The Bible is clear - we are to serve the world in love. However, it is also clear that we are to do this in the name of and with the authority of Jesus Christ. All I'm saying is that Bell has the first part covered, yet has forsaken the second.

... which resonates with me as something beautiful, and in the spirit of Jesus, if you want to make it an explicitly Jesus thing. And that to say to a thirsty person - I don't care about your thirst, and then to proceed to preach at them is an insult - well it would be to me anyway. Maybe this isn't what you're saying.