Interesting topic, thanks. I'm late to the party but want to respond to the OP.
I really have no input but was musing over how divided our Christian world is.
Yes, very divided.
Although I don't think we should view differences in doctrinal opinion as division in the negative sense.
Meaning, differences in opinion don't necessarily amount to division, in my view.
Better to seek to understand each other than to invest ourselves in "correcting" those with different opinions.
One states this is "what it says "while another states but this is "what it means".
Should be room for both. The questions are MORE important than the answers to me.
Even Jesus asked...
Luke 10:26 NIV
“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
I do believe we all have some aspects of indoctrination in our thinking upon the word of God.
Our individual religious upbringing leaves us with a lot of spiritual baggage.
However we should all be given to " swift to hear, slow to speak" in our addressing of others.
AMEN
Does anyone care to share your insights, battles against, or just what you've found to be true in this questioning......
I was raised evangelical. Consider myself to be in recovery. Evaluating everything.
I'm on deconstruction mode. Eat the meat, spit out the bones.
Current standing is Theistic Agnostic. I believe in God, but I have a LOT of questions.
In my religious upbringing, skepticism was viewed as unbelief. We memorized Apologetics as answers to EVERY question.
I eventually found this to be lacking and disingenuous. The answers only rang true in the echo chamber of evangelicalism.
When a family situation left me to grapple with the question of a forever burning hell... that was the end for me.
No longer could I fully support the team that support that shameful doctrine.
I still attend church with my wife. It is more evangelical than I would like. But I can't expect them to accommodate me.
I say AMEN when I agree, and keep my mouth shut when I don't. - LOL