or do you feel it is your right and duty to do so?
2007-05-07 13:18:48 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not at all. How can I figure out what my beliefs even are, if I don't question and test them? Questioning my beliefs will either strengthen them, or I will weigh them, and discard those that I think aren't right. Either way, it's a win/win situation as near as I can tell.....
2007-05-07 22:11:04 · answer #1 · answered by beatlefan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Im an active Catholic but I do have an open mind and I respect other's religions and beliefs. Im the type of person that's thirsty for knowledge. I question my belief at times but I dont think it's wrong. I like to see it as just learning all the possibilities because nothing is 100% fact. I dont question God, I just question things around Him.
2007-05-07 20:30:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should never feel guilty about questioning questionable beliefs.
2007-05-07 20:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I believe questioning is good and healthy.
If I were religion, if I could not bother seeking out answers to the questions I asked, then I would feel that I shouldn't even bother with my choice religion. If I do not want to educate myself in all aspects of my belief, I would feel as if I did not care enough to be apart of it.
2007-05-07 20:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by J R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 Peter 3: 15 says "we should always be ready to make a defense before everyone that demands a reason for the hope in you, but doing so with a mild temper and deep respect."
How are you going to do that without questioning your beliefs?
2007-05-07 20:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by grnlow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because as a Unitarian Universalist, I am charged with a continuing search for truth and that requires that I constantly examine by beliefs in the light of new information.
2007-05-07 20:22:40 · answer #6 · answered by Magic One 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God gave us a brain to question and wonder about things. But yes, I do feel guilty at times when I question His ways.
2007-05-07 20:23:06 · answer #7 · answered by Mary G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew 22:37 And He said to him, "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'"
This command is repeated in each of the synoptic Gospels, so it's no "fluke."
Jesus did not say to check your brain at the door when you go to church, or to turn it off when you read the Bible! Instead, we are to use our mind to understand better and better.
When I examine the critical evidence for information I may not understand, as I work through the answers, I have never found anything to deny my faith; though there have been a few cases where I had to decide to wait for more information, further discoveries.
2007-05-07 20:37:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't question them, but when anyone says something about the Word of God i look it up. wow and when i measure myself against the Word, I am very grateful for Jesus Christ, because I can never measure up, and when i have sinned and didn't know i was and find it was a sin by reading the Word i then feel guilty and ask God for forgiveness though the name Jesus Christ.
2007-05-07 20:25:27 · answer #9 · answered by Gospelvegetarian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is absolutely my duty to do so. I am a scientist, and the very essence of science is to test and re-test all assumptions; only by diligent testing can we weed out the trash and have some assurance that we have kept the good stuff.
2007-05-07 20:25:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋