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Re: Faith Comes by Hearing
 
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Re: Faith Comes by Hearing


This guy is Church of Christ so it makes me wonder if he is following his own advice in some of what he says in this article.

"The trouble with hearing is that often what we believe and feel comfortable with affects how we hear. We endeavor to interpret everything we hear in light of what we already know. This kind of hearing rejects what is not consistent with what I already believe. It is little wonder that Jesus warns us to take heed to how we hear.

Think about the weakness of this kind of approach to hearing and knowing God. Only accepting what we hear, which confirms what we already believe, closes our minds and hearts to discovery.

Sadly, too often the world does not encourage and honest search for truth. We rather remain comfortable with what we already believe.

The first step to coming to God is hearing what he says. This should be the purpose of a study of the scriptures. We must allow the scriptures to validate or invalidate our beliefs."

True! And it makes me think about the hell topic since that has been on my mind lately. Why are so many pastors and other christians so closed to an honest search for truth on this subject but instead shut it down and discourage someone from truly studying the scriptures about it?

"But challenging what we believe is never dangerous. It will only confirm or deny what we believe and feel."

That's right! So why can't the hell topic for example be challenged without so many being scared to death for it to be challenged?

In that debate I posted below, the guy arguing the Traditional position said something like "We should not Rethink Hell because if we do that, then people will start Rethinking everything the church has taught." First of all, I don't even understand that statement in light of the fact that there are disagreements galore in the church so it's not like the church is teaching all the same things anyway. Second of all, what is the danger of Rethinking everything, re-studying everything, and seeking God for the truth instead of relying on the church for it? What if the reformers had done that? What if they hadn't rethought anything and just listened to the church. I don't think many of us would have wanted that to happen.

 

 
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