Velvet Elvis, Chapter 4

January 29, Chapter 4
Tassels, pp. 96-120

Unleashing a Monster, p. 96
1. How does Bell describe his attitude about going to church at Christian Assembly in Los Angeles? (p. 97)
2. What do you think people loved about Bell’s church? (p. 99-101)
3. Why do you think Bell called this section “Unleashing a Monster?” How did God protect?

***If you are interested in Rob Bell’s church, Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, MI, visit them online at: http://www.mhbcmi.org

Shalom, p. 105
4. What were tassels, or tzitzit, supposed to remind God’s people of? (p. 105)
5. What kind of healing does Jesus offer? (p. 106)
6. What does shalom mean in the Hebraic understanding? (p. 107)

Restoration, p. 107
7. What are the two aspects of salvation that Bell talks about? (p. 107)
8. What can a merely legal-transaction understanding of salvation lead to? (p. 108-109)

My Soul, p. 110
9. Why do you think Bell decided to paint his own crisis at this point in his book?
10. What is Bell’s definition of “sin?” (p. 114)

Healing, p. 117
11. Give a few reasons why taking a Sabbath is important. (p. 117-118)
12. What does Bell feel is important for pastors and church leaders, as well as for congregation members? (p. 119)