No matter where you go - online or in person - you’ll probably hear people talking about the Bible, and rarely in a positive way. By simply toying around on Google for a few minutes, you will find that the most common searches beginning with “The Bible is…” include:
The Bible is a fairy tale.
The Bible is nonsense.
The Bible is immoral.
The Bible is like Game of Thrones.
Most people are seriously confused about the Bible, and much of our confusion stems from our own unmet expectations. If it’s really The Good Book, why is there so much bad stuff written in it, from super-weird rules to genocidal wars? If it’s the Word of God, why is it so hard to understand?
For seven weeks at The Story, we’ll seek answers to our most fundamental questions about the Bible, and we’ll discover why this book is trustworthy and true. On its pages, we can find the most profound answers to life’s deepest questions, but first, we have to learn how to trust it.