For years I believed the gospel the way it was taught to me. I preached it. I defended it. I lived it. And yet, the deeper I looked, the...

For as long as I can remember, questioning what we were taught about God was treated like something dangerous. Maybe you’ve felt that, too. You ask a hard question and the answer you get is, “Well, God’s ways are higher than ours.” Or, “We just have to trust Him.” And sometimes, if a leader doesn’t know how to answer, it turns into, “Just trust me.” I don’t think anyone means that maliciously. But let’s be honest — that kind of response doesn’t bring peace. It doesn’t clea

There’s one objection I hear all the time. It usually sounds like this: “If I stay where I’m at, believing the way I do, I’m safe. If you’re right, and everyone is saved, then I’m still safe because I stayed faithful. But if you’re wrong and I go your way, I could end up in hell.” At first, it sounds clever — almost like a spiritual insurance policy. But when you stop and think about it, it doesn’t really make sense. Because here’s the deal: in the mainstream view, salv