Testing the Spirits
Not that these articles were written with Rob Bell in mind, but his influential books are the result of him not testing the spirits. These notes were made available so that you the Christian, would know what the Bible says about "testing" the Spirits, and in obedience to the Word of God be followers who accurately test them so that you are not deceived.
May we be like the Berean's who were more "fair-minded" in that they "received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily" to find out whether the things that Paul was saying were true (Acts 17:11). If the Bible commends believers for testing even what the Apostle Paul was teaching, we must be men and women who do the same.
This doesn't mean that we become critical people, just people who critically measure things against what the Word of God says by "rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15). Please feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions on this subject.