Monday, March 15, 2010

question.



For once in a really long time, I have time to kill on a weekday.

I've been keeping a list of questions that I've had lately, and I thought I'd share them with you.

1. How are we to love other selflessly and yet not let ourselves be mercilessly trampled upon?

2. Given what Matthew 24:14, is Jesus' return really contingent on an action we as humans complete?

3. If God is for us and his will is to make people whole, why aren't our prayers for healing always answered?

4. What does speaking the honest truth with gentleness look like?

5. How do you reconcile restoring people's souls (evangelism) with restoring people's lives (social work)?

6. Why do I get to live like this when they have to live like that?

7. When did it all of a sudden become the government's responsibility to care for the poor? Why didn't the church step up?

8. What does taking up our cross practically look like in our society today?

9. How do we reconcile faith and reason about faith?

10. What's the point of theology if we can never fully know God?

Feel free to leave a comment. I'd be interested to hear what you say.

(Also, yes. The cartoon has nothing to do with this post. Thanks, Google!)

2 comments:

Peter said...

5. We preach like John the Baptizer (Luke 3.7-14, 18). John's evangelism included both repentance and social justice. Jesus' ministry restored people to God and to their community. The church in Acts was known for both. They don't need to be reconciled--they are two effects of the same gospel.

Sydney Drain said...

#7. I agree

#6. This may not be a great answer, but sometimes I think of the verse where Jesus says that to whom much has been given much will be required. Maybe our role is to use what we have been given to bless those who haven't been as blessed. And, because we do have SO much, there is so much more that we should be doing to take care of the less fortunate. Also, the world is a fallen place and we do have to deal with the consequences of others' sins (and our own), especially when it comes to greed.