Questions of Faith and Doubt

Questions of Faith and Doubt

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WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROSS AND THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS?
The cross in the New Testament also has a... personal and individual meaning as a symbol or an image for the path of transformation, for what it means to follow Jesus. It means to die and rise with Christ.

WHAT PROOF IS THERE THAT CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A MYTH CREATED TO ASSUAGE OUR FEARS ABOUT DEATH?
Christianity doesn’t propose proof; instead it invites faith. Faith in what? Not in facts and data, but in truth—which is often to be found in myth.

WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IN STORIES ABOUT MIRACLES?
I wonder what is more important: the factual accuracy of the story or the Truth of God that the story tells? Must we know HOW God does God’s works, or is it our greater yearning to know that God is able to do and does great works?

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT CERTAIN PASSAGES IN THE BIBLE?
The short answer is because there are so many people! At least in my experience the question goes back to differences over what the Bible is, how much authority it should have in our lives, and what it means, exactly, to say that the Bible is "true."

WHY DOES THE CHURCH PUT SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE FORMAL RITES OF WORSHIP?
The worship of God needs to be continually and intentionally expressed and held up in honor and in awe, lest it become assumed or taken for granted.

WHY NOT EMPHASIZE THE AFTERLIFE AS THE BEST REASON FOR BECOMING A CHRISTIAN?
When the afterlife is emphasized as the primary reason [for being a Christian], it inevitably turns Christianity into a religion of requirements and rewards.

WHY WOULD A CHRISTIAN OBJECT TO POSTING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC PLACES?
If he were alive today, the loudest voice protesting the idea of placing the Ten Commandments on public buildings would probably be St. Paul.

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