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Christians can ask the hard questions.
Questioning the Bible isn’t always comfortable. In fact, it can be downright scary.
If we dig underneath “because the Bible says so” what will we find? Have we based our lives on a bunch of fairytales?
How we view the Bible is no small matter. A lot is at stake.
The God of the universe may actually have spoken. If Christianity is true, then there are authoritative answers to life’s biggest questions.
As I read the Bible I find people asking the hard questions. My favorite example is Luke who was one of the earliest biographers of Jesus.
In a way, Luke was questioning the Bible even before there was a Bible.
He investigated everything carefully. He interviewed eyewitnesses. He cross-examined the evidence (see Luke 1:1-4).
“Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus; so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.”–Luke 1:1-4
Why? So that he and others might know the truth. And knowing the truth is powerful because it sets people free for life.
There’s no doubt that questions can be messy. But life is messy. Deep down we all long for a real-world faith that’s rooted in reality.
When we know why we believe, it frees us up to live out the truth with confidence. And that’s what our world desperately needs.
This week give yourself (or someone around you) permission to ask the hard questions.
I’ve got good news for you. What we believe is actually true!