Grover’s question

[Matthias]

“Everything in life has a design, function, and purpose. What is yours?”

(Grover Peterson, quoted by J. Warner Wallace in Forensic Faith, p. 179)

 

[Matthias]

I was led to believe that Grover doesn’t get a lot of blank stares when he asks people the question.

Non-Christian readers, what is yours?

 

[2bme]

“Everything in life has a design, function, and purpose. What is yours?”

(Grover Peterson, quoted by J. Warner Wallace in Forensic Faith, p. 179)

Answering that question becomes more elusive the more I ask. Not knowing the intent behind design and function I regretfully have to continually guess.

 

[Matthias]

Answering that question becomes more elusive the more I ask. Not knowing the intent behind design and function I regretfully have to continually guess.

You’ve recently been lecturing a Christian member on the forum about Christianity. Why don’t you know the intent behind design and function?

 

[2bme]

You’ve recently been lecturing a Christian member on the forum about Christianity. Why don’t you know the intent behind design and function?

How could I? In what way am I going to know for certain what or why the universe exists. Believing something is not enough for my questioning mind. Besides I've spent enough of my life believing in meanings and it's never been enough.

 

[Matthias]

How could I?

By reading the Bible.

In what way am I going to know for certain what or why the universe exists. Believing something is not enough for my questioning mind. Besides I've spent enough of my life believing in meanings and it's never been enough.

 

[2bme]

By reading the Bible.

I've accomplished that. What's next.

 

[Matthias]

I've accomplished that. What's next.

Comprehend what you’ve read.

 

[Riven]

“Everything in life has a design, function, and purpose. What is yours?”

(Grover Peterson, quoted by J. Warner Wallace in Forensic Faith, p. 179)

To survive. If animals could speak, I imagine they would say much the same.

 

[Matthias]

To survive. If animals could speak, I imagine they would say much the same.

That’s a vital but short term purpose. Right?

Can it fairly be summarized as “living for today”?

 

[Riven]

That’s a vital but short term purpose. Right?

Can it fairly be summarized as “living for today”?

Yes. We aren't guaranteed tomorrow.

 

[Matthias]

Yes. We aren't guaranteed tomorrow.

The Messiah guarantees tomorow.