Did God actually say: Marriage is between one man and one woman? • He knit/formed/fashioned us in our mother’s womb? • We are sinners in need of a savior? • There are only two genders? • We need to care for the foreigner, poor, hungry, and naked? • Being planted in a local church is vital to our growth? • Sex before marriage is sinful? There’s only one way/truth/life (Jesus)?

• Satan’s first attack wasn’t to deny God’s existence, but to suggest that God is a liar who is withholding blessings

Evangelicals have a core belief that the Bible is our ultimate authority
• 36% read the Bible daily (vs. 32% of all Protestant churchgoers)
• 45% of regular churchgoers read the Bible more than once a week
• 25% correctly identified the Golden Rule as separate from the 10C
• 43% believed Jesus was a great teacher but not God
• 58% believed God accepts worship of other deities
• 38% believed religious beliefs are a matter of personal opinion
• 47% of Americans believed the Bible teachings are 100% accurate
• Roughly 1/5 of American Christians have read the entire Bible

• 2023 Instagram: 340,000 posts #deconstruction
• 2023 TikTok: 714 million views #deconstruction
• Culture has offered up many times more apples than ever before!

“Deconstruction is NOT about getting your theology right. It’s NOT about trying to make your views match reality. It’s about tearing down doctrines that are morally wrong TO YOU to make them match your own internal conscience, moral compass, true authentic self, or whatever else it’s being called these days.” The Deconstruction Of Christianity book

The Bible is more than just a book with hints and shades of wisdom
• Living/active discerning our heart’s thoughts/intentions (Heb 4:12)
• We live by every Word that comes from the mouth of God (Matt 4:4)
• A lamp to my feet and light to my path (Psalm 119:105)
• God is the Word from the beginning (John 1:1)
• Sanctifying truth (John 17:17)
• Will never pass away (Matthew 24:35)
• Does not return empty - accomplishes its purpose (Isaiah 55:11)
• Our sword of the Spirit in the armor of God (Ephesians 6:17)
• Able to save your souls (James 1:21)