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In reference to a totally hip, totally edgy Facebook post of mine the other day, a friend asked if I question the existence of God. Below is my response. I am infinitely interested by this topic, and thought that what I wrote was so well written that everyone in cyberspace should see it. 
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//pragmatism in the church is the worst. ever//

I like to believe that for one to not question something, especially something as near and dear to many such as the existence of the transcendent, may prove to be more detrimental than helpful to one’s overall existence as a human being. 

||This, for the most part, is how people are wired||
We ask questions, we find answers, and find more questions to ask about the answers we’ve received.

Now.
there is without a doubt a certain measure of faith that is involved regarding actively questioning the existence of God (mark 2:5, mark 4:40, mark 10:52 to cite just a few). For instance, it takes a certain measure of faith to assume there is even something worth inquiring about. There is faith involved in asking the question, “are you real?” … for this assumes that one doesn’t speak into thin air, but rather to something/one who could very well share the same emotions and feelings that we do.

The problem.
… and this refers to the idea of pragmatism in the modern, western church … occurs when there is ONLY faith, and there is little or no thought to our faith. I can believe that God loves me, but that belief can only take me so far before we run into some sort of dilemma (e.g. I’m depressed, but God is supposed to love me, and love feels good. Why then am I depressed? God must not exist). 

Why does God love?
What makes it possible for God to love?
How do I know such a thing is real?
These are questions (crucial questions!) that ought to be asked by church leaders, but seem to fall by the wayside because
-Inconvenience 
-people “aren’t ready” for such tough topics
-Boring 

The Church as a community of God’s people ought to be better | Ought to be more thoughtful about social, spiritual, emotional turmoil | Ought to be so much more than a victim of disgusting, fluffy, sentimental pragmatism.

Thanks. And be well.

 

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