Holier Than Thou by Jackie Hill Perry
Week 3: Chapter 2 — God Is Not Like You
Read Chapter 2 of Holier Than Thou. Key passages: Numbers 23:19; Isaiah 55:8–9; Psalm 50:21.
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One of the deepest roots of our distrust is that we unconsciously project our own limitations, moods, and motives onto God — we make Him in our image. This chapter asks us to confront that tendency head-on.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Jackie addresses our tendency to assume God thinks and operates the way we do. Can you think of a specific time when you caught yourself projecting a human quality — impatience, favoritism, pettiness, forgetfulness — onto God?
2.Psalm 50:21 records God saying, 'You thought that I was one like yourself.' Jackie uses this as a diagnostic: in what ways do we still make this exact mistake today?
3.God's ways are higher than our ways, His thoughts higher than our thoughts (Isaiah 55:8–9). That is either terrifying or comforting, depending on whether you trust the One whose thoughts are higher. How does this chapter help move the needle toward comfort?