QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Isaiah [GW] 50:4-5 The Almighty LORD will teach me what to say, so I will know how to encourage weary people. Morning after morning he will wake me to listen like a student. 5 The Almighty LORD will open my ears. I will not rebel, nor will I turn away from him.

2Timothy [GW] 4:1-5 I solemnly call on you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge those who are living and those who are dead. I do this because Christ Jesus will come to rule the world. 2 Be ready to spread the word whether or not the time is right. Point out errors, warn people, and encourage them. Be very patient when you teach. 3 A time will come when people will not listen to accurate teachings. Instead, they will follow their own desires and surround themselves with teachers who tell them what they want to hear. 4 People will refuse to listen to the truth and turn to myths. 5 But you must keep a clear head in everything. Endure suffering. Do the work of a missionary. Devote yourself completely to your work.

  Recently again I heard “You Christians say the Bible has answers, but when I ask a question they answer otherwise.”

  In decades of delving and listening to such conversations cited I’ve found this often true. These inquirers were not asking about how many toes does the beast have or if Jonah was green the rest of his life or if that whale died of indigestion. There questions were about matters pertaining to life.

  Candidly thinking about this issue I confess I am not guiltless. There are times when answering questions I go to shelves other than Biblical.

  So, let’s do an exercise from a recent inquiry asking me to “Please define addiction.”

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