Hard questions. No one wants to ask them, and most people don't want to answer them. Not realizing we are missing out on so much. Last night we had a Bible study with a guest who is constantly in the thick of hard questions. Working on the streets, feeding and witnessing to homeless people day in and day out, he receives questions along the line of "Well if we are good people and don't believe in Christ can we still get into Heaven?" or "Well God is love so can't we just worship love?" ect ect. He brought these questions up at our Bible study, little did he know, he was in for a happy surprise. As apposed to some previous experiences of his, we embraced him and his questions.
I have to tell you it was an amazing thing to see. All of us band together to find the exact scripture that answered his questions to a tea. When you're so used to hearing opinion after opinion, opinions lose meaning. Everyone has their own idea of what is right. The power lies in being able to point out, in the physical Bible, exactly where it is and saying "This is where it is said". It's no longer your words, it's God's. Last night was such an amazing experience. Seeing us all pick up the armor of God and dissecting the Word of God, equipping him for battle. So empowering! My message to everyone is to not be afraid to ask hard questions in a group. You will not only get an answer, but you get multiple answers, because everyone remembers something different that is relevant.
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