Remember when you were little and you asked your parents why something was so and they said, "Because I said so"... the same applies to the Bible.. I don't question the Lord's wisdom, I just accept it.
"Remember when you were little and you asked your parents why something was so and they said, "Because I said so"... the same applies to the Bible.. I don't question the Lord's wisdom, I just accept it."
I have every intention of asking Him "Why?" when I get there. I'm trying to obey, even though I don't always understand why he wants us to do some things, and refrain from others. I did not always feel that way, though, and I found out the hard way that some of the things he asks us not to do are not good for us. I have many fewer of those "Why?" questions than I did 30 years ago. I didn't much like it when my parents used that "I'm older than you, and know more." arguement, either. Some folks can learn by being told, some only learn my messing up. Some don't even learn from that. Maybe that is why he gave us rules we don't always understand? Begins to look likely to me, anyway. What do you think about it?
Accepting God's wisdom is a fine concept, but determining the nature of that wisdom presents more than a little difficulty. After all, lots of sincere Christians have justified lots of evil (chattel slavery in the USA, for example) by thinking it was sanctioned by God's wisdom. At a minimum, the Billy Graham approach seems appropriate: yes, engaging in homosexual acts is a sin, but no worse than any other sin, such as the sin of "pride." That sin of "pride" (the opposite of humility) might even ensnare a fair number of Freepers from time to time.
I prefer the teaching of God's word on this subject:
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.--Colossians 4:6
We are also counseled by Paul to be always ready to give an answer for the hope that we have.
There is a great gulf between questioning God's wisdom and asking questions about why things are the way they are. A faith that can't stand up to a reverent, curious question from a believer (much less a question from a skeptic) is of little value, and is certainly not the bold faith passed down to us by people like Aquinas and Augustine.
"Remember when you were little and you asked your parents why something was so and they said, "Because I said so"... the same applies to the Bible.. I don't question the Lord's wisdom, I just accept it."
Nope, that one doesn't work for me - It's too easy. Substitute the words Bible and Lord in that sentence, for Koran and Allah, and you sound like the people we are fighting.
There are many hard questions, they can be answered and we should never avoid them. Right is always on the side of those who use the brain god gave them to seek truth.
On the other hand...
When doubts arise, you could earnestly and honestly asked the Lord your questions and trust that he will guide you to answers that will alleviate your doubts and strengthen your faith.