"I Don't Trust Your Ability to Determine What's a Good Idea" | Matt Dillahunty and Jimmy Snow

Javier calls in wanting to share some Bible verses he finds useful when encouraging Christians to question their faith. He first mentions a verse in Exodus where Moses asks to see God but is denied because no one can see God's face and live. Javier argues this shows we can't fully understand or comprehend God. He also references Jacob being renamed Israel after wrestling with an angel, saying "Israel" means struggling with God. So the Bible says God's chosen people struggle with Him. Matt and Jimmy push back hard. They argue Javier is misinterpreting these stories and twisting their meanings. The Exodus verse says nothing about not understanding God, only that seeing Him would lead to death. And Jacob's name change had nothing to do with struggling conceptually with God. Matt explains you can't apply special rules for Bible heroes universally. So even if Jacob questioning was permitted, that allowance wouldn't extend to everyone. After extended debate, Javier maintains some find these useful but concedes they likely won't convince stalwart believers. SUPPORT THE NETWORK --------------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CallTheLine Become a Channel Member: SUPPORT PRODUCTION --------------------------------------------------- Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mratheist Cashapp: https://cash.app/$jimmyasnow Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3AXN5GUWNFFYA MORE LIVE SHOWS & CLIPS --------------------------------------------------- https://www.youtube.com/@callthelinex CONTACT US --------------------------------------------------- [email protected] HOSTS --------------------------------------------------- Jimmy Snow: @JimmySnow Matt Dillahunty: @SansDeity Arden Hart: https://twitter.com/theardenhart Katy Montgomerie: @KatyMontgomerie Forrest Valkai: @RenegadeScienceTeacher Dr. Ben: @FamilyDrBen Aron Ra: @AronRa Shannon Q: @ShannonQ John Gleason: @godlessengineer Dave Warnock: https://iamdyingoutloud.org/ ADDRESS --------------------------------------------------- The Line 110 N Interstate 35 Suite 315-1027 Round Rock, TX 78681 United States SHOWS ON THE LINE --------------------------------------------------- Sundays: The Sunday Show Monday: Skeptalk Tuesday: Dying Out Loud Wednesday: The Hang Up Thursday: The Trans Atlantic Call In Show (TACIS) Look out for “HOSTility” and “Cus I Wanna” any day, any time #CallTheLine