LOLThread, back from the dead.
It's a Pandora's box of sorts.We should always ask ourselves, regarding the answers we have—-
Is this right? What if it isn’t?
Once we start asking questions, things can get VERY uncomfortable.
Christians like to have their doctrine in a nice tidy box.
They don't like challenging questions, or anyone making waves.
I remember confronting the forever burning hell doctrine.
Having to contend with "life" not being eternal.
As in, if "eternal punishment" isn't eternal, then neither is "eternal life" eternal.
Say what? (See Matthew 25:46)
Same thing with questioning the origins and interpretation of the Bible.
My wife rightly asked, "If you can't trust the Bible, what can you trust?"
Great question really.
For most of history, as I understand it, the questions have been more important than the answers.
Christianity seems to stand alone in its dogmatic claims of having ALL the answers.
Even Jesus understood the value of discussing these things.
Luke 10:26 NIV
“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
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