Maybe a bit too much for 5am...?

Question

Is blind faith in a god who cannot be questioned a good thing? Should we not question our beliefs and faith systems? Could it not be possible that things we believe are true are also contradictory, and therefore not right for us?

A god that is omnipotent surely can be questioned, as there will only be answers improving our understanding of that god, right? So by being unquestionable, does that mean that that god is fallible?

Answer 1

Yes, it is a bit too much for 5am. It's getting light outside, which means I should get some sleep. Hmmm, no, it doesn't mean that at all, it's just the result of the Earth rotating.
Conversely, is science infallible because it is self-questioning? Or something.

Answer 2

Depends really how you look at things i.e if your someone that is more inclined to believe in something because it's tangible as apposed to something that is believed.My mum always gives me the example of the wind, 'it can't be seen it can be only felt' and with the current rise in hurricanes and torrential storms you definitely know they are there lol, but seriously you can apply this metaphor to belief in religion because it truly is the only thing that we as human beings have a blind faith for.It's like walking down a completely black tunnel where you've been told at the end of which there will be a torch or light to help guide you the rest of the way but so many people don't believe this voice and decide not go down.This path is the journey of faith never being truly sure of where your going, but believing in the assurance of there being a light further down the way to help you along where this light represents unadulterated faith once found can help you see clearly what you truly feel.

A God that is omnipotent is certainly not questionable.You ask questions for things you do not know or simple clarification, but I sense you may well want to ask such questions as to why there is poverty, famine, disease, violence, hatred etc all things created by man not God and since we have been given free will this is why all these things occur.God is perfect so is infalliable we are imperfect because of sin and this is why we have become such a confused species we have our heads in the clouds and ours souls full of fire.

Answer 3

I was told not to question God. But in my search, I found that God has no problem with our questions. People do. Think of it, if God is so great, why wouldn't He/She Want you to understand Him/Her in order to become closer? Besides, really, What has God to fear?

I believe God Wants us to question so we don't blindly follow the wrong person or path! I think God is capable of answering ANY questions we come up with. If God created the universe, I really cannot believe we could think up anything to stump Him/Her! You think?

Go ahead. Ask. God hears and answers every question. We just need to learn how to listen. He answers in a child, a song, a book, through a movie, and even a thought. Things don't happen by chance. If you need God to make the answer obvious because you're afraid you might miss it, just say so. That's what I did. It works. Believe me...

No. Don't take my word for it. Try it and find out for yourself. Trust God, not people. Everyone has a path to follow & God is there to guide you, Love. Open your eyes and you will see.

Answer 4

I see the problem that most individuals have in regard to god is that they try to approach him with their minds instead of their hearts. It can't be done with the mind. If one could just let go of all the mental gymnastics and relax into the present moment, it would not be so hard to get a glimpse of god.

Answer 5

Of course things should be questioned. If you do not understand something, then that is what the Bible, your pastor, or friend can help you understand. Of course along with all of that, there is prayer to God to ask for the wisdom to understand the issue.

Answer 6

I'm not really sure which faith you are referring to, but given the trend on this list, I would assume you are referring to the Christian faith - or at least your perception of it. Perhaps that is incorrect, and if so, please forgive and indulge me for answering from the Christian - and specifically the Greek Orthodox Christian - perspective.

Perhaps it's a common misperception in the West, with its religious and secular history so affected by the Roman Catholic church and its Protestant offshoots, that to be Christian, one must have blind unquestioning faith. This is hardly the case - especially from the Eastern Orthodox Christian perspective. One example from the Holy Gospels should suffice to illustrate the point.

On the Sunday after Pascha (the Orthodox term for Easter), we celebrate the Sunday of St. Thomas, in which we commemorate the Apostle Thomas' placing of his fingers in the Lord's hands (in the print of the nails) and side (in the wound caused by the spear), after doubting, and being told by Christ to go ahead and see for himself. After this, he boldly exclaims: "My Lord and my God!"

In the West, the Apostle Thomas has suffered a certain amount of ignomy for this seeming show of a certain lack of faith. The well-known phrase is "a doubting Thomas", mostly pronounced disapprovingly. But in the Orthodox East, this act of the Apostle Thomas is considered a righteous act of sound inquiry that was welcomed by Christ. It led to the first pronouncement by one of Christ's followers that not only was He the "Lord", but also "God". This act is not taken as a lack of faith, or something to be disparaged, but as something to be celebrated and commemorated for all time - because we know that God does not expect us to have "blind" faith. He accepts our questioning, our inquiry, our searching for proofs. In fact the Gospels tell us, "Test the spirits".

For this reason, God showed His existence, His divinity and His humanity, His love for us, "in convincing proofs" as the Apostle Paul reminds us, on occasions too numerous to count in both the Old Testament period as well as the New Testament period and up to the present day and hour. For this reason the Prophets prophesied; there were signs and symbols and types of the Lord Jesus and His Holy Mother, of the Crucifixion and Resurrection, and many other things from the very beginning of time - so that when the fullness of time should come about and these things would be made manifest to people, they would be the final corroboration and seal of what was foretold and prophesied and symbolized, etc. - AS PROOF of who God is, and who His Only-Begotten Son is.

Of course, these "proofs" are proofs IN FAITH. No one without faith would find them convincing - as evidenced by much of the communication on this list from the numerous atheists seeking empirical scientific proof, etc. But the point remains - it is not "blind faith", but a faith informed by the reliable witness of deeds performed and proofs given over and over again by God.

So if it is Christianity you are referring to when you talk about "blind faith in a god who cannot be questioned", then I would whole-heartedly agree with you that we should indeed "question our beliefs", since the belief that the Christian God somehow cannot tolerate being questioned (implying that it is out of fear of being found out to be fallible) is patently incorrect.

Test the spirits...

Answer 7

It sounds like you are in a bit of turmoil. I urge you, question your faith, question life, question everything. I have realized (from personal experience) that questions only lead to answers, and answers lead to Faith and God's love. Don't worry, God can take it. ;)

Answer 8

You can question God, that's part of having a relationship with Him. But no, this "true for me/true for you" thing has no basis, and it could even change on a day-to-day basis. Thank God that He is not so flippant like that!!

Answer 9

I think there are some non-believers on here who think we are not allowed to question God. They are wrong. God invites those of us who trust Him to prove Him. And I have. And He is God.

Answer 10

the bible is a book made for humans to follow -

make s everyone get along-

do you think that there would be murder if there was a god-

once your dead thats it -

but if im wrong i1l contact you and scare you to death !