In this episode, David and Sophie deconstruct the popular phrase “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it.” At first glance, it sounds like a statement of faith. But what’s really behind this instinct? Is it a desire for certainty, a need for control, or even a way of using Scripture as a weapon?

We talk honestly about the harm this phrase can cause. When Scripture is wielded as a weapon, it can leave people wounded, silenced, and driven away from faith. We explore our own experience around that as well as talk about what it's like to sit with those who have been hurt and hear their stories of harm.

We also dive into Jesus’ words in John 5:39–40, where He challenges His listeners: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have life, but they testify about me.” Together, we explore what it means to read Scripture not as an endpoint, but as a witness that points us to Christ.

Along the way, we look at how Jesus Himself engaged with Scripture in his resistance to Satan’s misuse of it in the wilderness, how he confronted the Pharisees’ weaponization of it, and how his deepening of the Torah brought healing, mercy, and life.