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>Actually, it's only one question but a meta-question, >a question about questions: anyone not confused yet? >Okay, let's go. > >I happened to be on the receiving end of a "sermon" of ><i>"Questions come from Satan. If you have questions, >it means Satan's got a hold on you. If you turn to the >Lord, all the questions will go away."</i> > >Now, while I most definitely disagree with the >position that any "troublemaker" who questions the >status quo is a tool of Satan, and I can give my own >support on it, I'd like a few Christian resources on >the matter of questions in the Church. > >For a start: even people like Ray Stedman could be >quoted with <i>"If you have a mission from the Lord, >you will not ask any questions"</i> (yes, he said >that... but that's not in context and needs a context >to be proper!) but I could <b>not</b> find him give a >message on a proper handling of questions. > >It's so easy to point the finger at someone asking >questions and say "it just proves you're lacking >faith" but that's not right in my view. > >For starters: > >* The book of Job is the history of a god-fearing man >who was attacked by Satan and thoroughly questioned >God, he questioned everything that he saw, that he >experienced and even took the liberty of holding God >responsible for Satan's attack even to the points >where his best friends accused him of heresy. Yet, God >didn't punish him for that, but gave him insight and >even rewarded his faith. > >* The Gospel according to the records of Mark contains >over 100 questions, 54 of them being asked by the Lord >Jesus Himself. Any question directed at Jesus was >answered, but most questions aked by the Lord remain >unanswered! > >* The book of Acts is another bag of questions, around >50 of them, averaging about 2/chapter. Most of them >asked or quoted by Paul the Apostle. > >* Romans is most definitely a "book of questions", >with an average of over 4 questions per chapter, most >of them even un-answered so that the reader has to >find their own answers! > >Most definitely the Bible isn't a book reading which >allows the Christian to turn off their mind and go >into quotation mode - but much more a book causing us >to re-think our disposition daily and find the need to >seek God more and more. > >Anyhow, I need resources which I can also quote later. > >In Christ, >Mike K.

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