It’s a question I have been asking myself ever since a
recent conversation over at the site of Christian blogger Kansas City Bob. KC Bob was talking
about a book called Benefit of the Doubt: Breaking the Idol of Certainty.
It encouraged Christians to not be afraid to question and doubt, and said that
modern Christian culture has created an “Idol of Certainty”, and is more concerned
with being certain/dogmatic about what they believe, than being willing to
explore, question, and even doubt at time what they believe.
This was my response (in part) to the post:
My feeling is that no
one can truly say that they sincerely believe what they believe, whether it be
religious or political views, unless at some time in their life, they have
seriously questioned or doubted it at some point.
Otherwise, it's just what they believe because that's the way they were raised, or that's they way they always have viewed the world. It can't truly be their beliefs, a powerful representation of who they are, unless they have explored it, questioned it, and come to their own conclusions.
Otherwise, it's just what they believe because that's the way they were raised, or that's they way they always have viewed the world. It can't truly be their beliefs, a powerful representation of who they are, unless they have explored it, questioned it, and come to their own conclusions.
