(November 20, 2014 at 1:11 pm)polar bear Wrote: When I started my journey about a year ago to make my life consistent with truth and what I believed, I started asking questions about everything.
I questioned my psychiatrist and ended up in the hospital, I now have a new doctor and have never been better or more stable in my entire life. Including before I was diagnosed with a mental illness.
I questioned my religion. At first I was told it was healthy to engage god like this. As I continued asking further questions to answers that did not seem logical, I was told I was crossing a line that I should not. I was then mocked for my apparent lack of belief. The funny thing is though there was no lack of belief at that time, there where only questions. Religion could not handle logical questions appropriately, so they turned to fear and peer pressure.
I have started meditating and with some practice, the feeling I get after I have been able to control my thoughts, is exactly the same feeling as what I used to feel with prayer. The only difference is that when I continue my day I am not conflicted with the guilt of being a sinner.
My point to christians here is simple. After asking several questions in a couple of threads, your response leaves a lot to be questioned as I see it. Some people saw humor in the questions which I enjoyed reading. Some people brought logic to the table. Every christian, though, used the basic approach...an "argument". If it made sense, we would not need to argue. Don't let your beliefs that you have held (in anything) control you. Question EVERYTHING, you will be better off for it.
Can you give an example of how you think a question and answer session should go.
Then I will go back and rephrase every answer given you so far.
Otherwise know to every question you asked I provided an answer.
As far as your comment about questioning things, 1thess 5:21 tells us to " Question all things and to hold on to what is good." There is no limit to what you can ask. Matter of fact not only are we to question the questionable, we are also to question the foundational. The only thing is we must hold on to what is 'good.' (Don't ask a question you are not ready to hear answered. Otherwise God will indeed hold you responsible for what you have been given.)
