Comments on: Questioning the Answers

By: justin

justin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:32:01 +0000

I’m coming in even later then Curtis on this one, but I still wanted to through some thoughts out there.

I found your site a few days ago and browsing through your posts has been part of my daily routine for the past couple of days. This post especially rings true with me. Man, how I wanted to be someone who knew all the answers and had it all figured out (I still do in some ways…). I know people who do seem like they have it all figured out, and I wanted to be like them. But one thing I am really learning is that I’m never gonna figure it all out. And to take it a step further, I am beginning to wonder about many of the things I thought I had figured out. However, at the same time, I am starting to believe that God is less concerned with how much we have figured out (theological or otherwise) and more concerned with how much we love him and love those around us.

Great post! Maybe I’ll try to give some of my thoughts on those questions another day

By: curtis

curtis — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:52:58 +0000

I know I’m a little late in the game on commenting…

But #1 and #2 are ones that I keep coming back to… Trying to figure out whether or not the “traditional” (read: last couple hundred years) answers to these are the ONLY answers… But like you said, people get SO nervous, even angry/defensive, if you even hint at wanting to discuss those topics. But my feeling has always been that God’s Truth (whatever that may be in any given situation) will find us if we seek it, and we shouldn’t be afraid to talk about just about ANYTHING…

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:30:16 +0000

Thanks, all, for the comments. I read them all, and try to respond to as many as I can.

Osi-in a sense most of this blog is about having conversations about those questions, so…yes, I’m interested in exploring how different people are dealing with them, as well as sharing what I am doing with them.

By: osipov

osipov — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:21:31 +0000

are you interested in our ideas on these questions?

By: Thurman8er

Thurman8er — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:06:32 +0000

Relationships, relationships, relationships. I’m not a real “relationshippy” kinda guy, but I’ve come to a point in my walk where I’ve realized that’s not ok. God wants real relationship with us and for us to have relationships with the church AND the world. I find myself struggling with many of the same questions, but I find that what answers I’m able to voice always start in the same place: relationally.

By: Steve Allison

Steve Allison — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:00:30 +0000

Yep, I’m reading the right blog. I would give an unusual answer to all of those. Well, unusual with respect to say Pat Roberts or Foy Wallace. And Nick, you are right.

Thanks

By: nick

nick — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:13:32 +0000

i think your question number 3 is especially important. it made me think of my biggest question:

“shouldn’t Christianity be more about me learning to love God, my neighbors, my sisters and brothers, and my enemies, and less about flipping through a book to decide whom to hate, dislike, spurn, or judge?”

i pray that my life will more fully reflect the answer.