 Growing up in the church as a good old Christian boy I was taught to check the teachings of the world against the teachings of the Bible because if it didn't line up with the teachings of the Bible, well then obviously that's how you would know it's not true. But what I was not taught was to check my interpretation of the Bible against what I knew to be the character of God. And I think if Christians performed that test, they would have a much clearer picture of what the Bible actually says. Okay, number one, how do you know God's character if you're putting into question everything in the Bible? People often use the argument that he's making in order to justify the fact that they don't believe that hell exists because it doesn't align with God's character. How could God do something so hateful and mean as send people to hell? So I don't think that that's really true. I'm not gonna really believe that. The Bible reveals to us God's character. And when we dispose of that, we're left with our own idol of what God looks like. And you can see this play out many times. People are like, oh, you know, my God's only about love. But they dispose of his attributes of holiness. Look to the word of God to define what God's character is like. Follow for more Christ-centered content. And if you can, support my ministry on Patreon.