These questions are connected to the message, Stuff You Didn’t Hear in Sunday School: The Flood, from Sunday, March 17, 2024. You can watch it here.
- What stood out for you from this message? What challenged you, inspired you, or confused you?
- There are five common ways that have often been used to defend God in difficult texts: A) God is sovereign and can do whatever God wants. B) God’s ways are mysterious. C) The people deserved it. D) God’s not always like that. E) We’re reading the story through an ancient Near East lens. Which of these views have you relied on in the past? Were they helpful? Have you used any of them to justify violent or difficult texts?
- What from this account can you immediately choose to acknowledge as different from what you’ve understood in the past (but worth taking into consideration) and what parts are you struggling to make sense of?