Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry
Week 7: The God Who Is Good — Theology for the Struggle
Read the chapters in Gay Girl, Good God that deal most directly with Jackie's theology — her understanding of God's character, holiness, love, and why goodness matters for obedience. Key Scripture: Psalm 34:8; Romans 8:28-32; James 1:17
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Jackie's obedience was never grounded in rule-following — it was grounded in a conviction that God is genuinely, extravagantly good, and that His commands reflect His character. This week we examine the theological foundations underneath the story.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.The book's title is a theological statement: "Good God." Jackie argues that the goodness of God is not a background assumption but a conviction you have to fight for and return to again and again. How does the goodness of God function differently than the power of God or the holiness of God as a motivation for obedience?
2.She writes that she could not obey a God she did not trust — and that trust was not automatic but earned through encounter with who He actually is. How do you cultivate trust in God's goodness when your circumstances feel like evidence against it?
3.Psalm 34:8 says, "Taste and see that the Lord is good." The language is experiential, not merely propositional. How does Jackie's conversion and early Christian life illustrate this verse? What would it look like to move from knowing God is good as a doctrine to tasting it as a reality?
a.When have you most vividly "tasted" the goodness of God in your own experience?
b.What practices help you return to that taste when it feels distant?
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