Christian Focus Across the Web highlights important news and blog posts related to our books. This week’s highlight is below:
Over the past few weeks, there has been much discussion in both traditional and online media about Rob Bell's new book Love Wins (HarperOne, 2011), which touches on the topics of heaven, hell, and salvation. Many pastors and Christian bloggers have encouraged readers to approach Bell's book with great caution. In his twenty page review on The Gospel Coalition web site, Kevin DeYoung notes some of the reasons readers should be wary:
"there are dozens of problems with Love Wins. The theology is heterodox. The history is inaccurate. The impact on souls is devastating. And the use of Scripture is indefensible. Worst of all, Love Wins demeans the cross and misrepresents God’s character."
In addition to the many thorough reviews and critiques of Bell's book from the likes of Tim Challies, Justin Taylor, and others, the discussion has spurred many blog posts and articles talking about orthodox views of heaven and hell and why what we believe about these topics really matters. This past week on the reformation 21 blog, Christian Focus author Ligon Duncan posted an article titled Speaking Seriously and Sensitively about Hell to the Sons of this Age and the Next. 
Dixon's book examines many of the current theories on hell and encourages the reader to take the Bible's teaching on Hell as seriously as Jesus Christ did in order to tell people the Good News that we know so that they won't spend eternity on The Other Side of the Good News. Dixon looks at three alternative views to the traditional doctrine of hell, 
The Other Side of the Good News - Chapter 2
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