Raising Hell | Ep 3: It's Not Safe Not to Question @RaisingHell | Uploaded April 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
God is big enough for your questions (even if your pastor isn't)! And really you MUST question. Read on...
The book: Raising Hell: Christianity's Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire
Free PDFs of all versions at: raisinghellbook.com
Full length version Amazon: amzn.to/2y4jCsc
Abridged version Amazon: amzn.to/2x58bBp
Spanish version (Controversia infernal) Amazon: amzn.to/2JlNwA4
patreon.com/RaisingHell
Ok. So. Dare to Question! What have you got to lose? Well, actually, maybe a lot.
Beware! People who start asking questions surrounding the core tenets or long-held beliefs of their religious culture always get labeled as a troublemaker, rebellious, a black sheep, unintelligent, liberal, heretical, and maybe even cultish!
What have you got to lose might be a loaded question. If you’re like most of us who outwardly and persistently question the teaching that 1+1=3, coming up with a different answer, you might end up losing a lot. ...But you will also without a doubt gain a lot in the process.
I was always told that God is big enough for my questions. The truth can defend itself, so there is no harm in asking God anything as long as it is done with honestly and sincerity. That is, until it came to voicing those questions out loud…to my pastors, church leaders, and long-time church friends. Then the fangs and claws came out.
I was first regarded with suspicion:
“She’s getting into dangerous territory here.”
Next, I was ridiculed and shamed:
“She’s never been to seminary!
"Who does she think she is researching these questions on her own?!
"How ridiculous to question 2,000 years of streamlined consensus orthodoxy!
"Why is she not submitting to pastoral authority? No wonder she got led astray.”
Finally, I was marginalized:
“She is going to contaminate everyone with false teachings and dangerous ideas! She must be shut down or shut out!”
Like I said, you might lose a few things along the way. But you will save your integrity, your ability to think for yourself, and you will make new friends who are not afraid of your beautiful mind and legitimate questions. You will also open up a new world of wonder as you discover that God’s love is bigger than you ever dreamed possible.
God IS big enough for your questions. In fact, God loves it when you stop to question things that don’t make sense and use your brains, not simply following the crowd. Questions are rewarded with answers and new paths of discovery, most of which often threaten the establishment.
Is questioning safe? The character of God is at stake here. The world is living in bondage and disempowerment to a lie. It’s not safe NOT to question. Give it a try!
God is big enough for your questions (even if your pastor isn't)! And really you MUST question. Read on...
The book: Raising Hell: Christianity's Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire
Free PDFs of all versions at: raisinghellbook.com
Full length version Amazon: amzn.to/2y4jCsc
Abridged version Amazon: amzn.to/2x58bBp
Spanish version (Controversia infernal) Amazon: amzn.to/2JlNwA4
patreon.com/RaisingHell
Ok. So. Dare to Question! What have you got to lose? Well, actually, maybe a lot.
Beware! People who start asking questions surrounding the core tenets or long-held beliefs of their religious culture always get labeled as a troublemaker, rebellious, a black sheep, unintelligent, liberal, heretical, and maybe even cultish!
What have you got to lose might be a loaded question. If you’re like most of us who outwardly and persistently question the teaching that 1+1=3, coming up with a different answer, you might end up losing a lot. ...But you will also without a doubt gain a lot in the process.
I was always told that God is big enough for my questions. The truth can defend itself, so there is no harm in asking God anything as long as it is done with honestly and sincerity. That is, until it came to voicing those questions out loud…to my pastors, church leaders, and long-time church friends. Then the fangs and claws came out.
I was first regarded with suspicion:
“She’s getting into dangerous territory here.”
Next, I was ridiculed and shamed:
“She’s never been to seminary!
"Who does she think she is researching these questions on her own?!
"How ridiculous to question 2,000 years of streamlined consensus orthodoxy!
"Why is she not submitting to pastoral authority? No wonder she got led astray.”
Finally, I was marginalized:
“She is going to contaminate everyone with false teachings and dangerous ideas! She must be shut down or shut out!”
Like I said, you might lose a few things along the way. But you will save your integrity, your ability to think for yourself, and you will make new friends who are not afraid of your beautiful mind and legitimate questions. You will also open up a new world of wonder as you discover that God’s love is bigger than you ever dreamed possible.
God IS big enough for your questions. In fact, God loves it when you stop to question things that don’t make sense and use your brains, not simply following the crowd. Questions are rewarded with answers and new paths of discovery, most of which often threaten the establishment.
Is questioning safe? The character of God is at stake here. The world is living in bondage and disempowerment to a lie. It’s not safe NOT to question. Give it a try!
