Years ago when I was attending a Christian Bible institute, I asked a question in a class. Immediately after asking my question, there came an audible gasp from a fellow class member followed by a half whispered statement “he’s questioning God” which was accompanied with a tone of voice that conveyed disbelief that I should even think about asking such a question. Why do we Christians think asking questions of God is to be avoided? The obvious reason is displayed in Genesis 3:1where the beginnings of the original sin started with Satan asking Eve: “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” Is not the question we ask in this blog similar as in: ”does the Bible really say that the only way of salvation is through believe in Jesus and his death for our sins”?
In my discussion with other Christians concerning the questions about the Christian doctrine of salvation we ask in this blog, the comment I hear most is that they have faith in God that he will do what is right on the Day of Judgment. This trust in God is expressed in Lauren Daigle’s hit song, Trust in You. When God does not give us the answers to questions we ask, when God does not do what we need or want him to do, we still must trust in him. Because we are finite, we cannot know everything about our world, our life, and God’s plan for our lives; there are just some things we must take on faith. The book of Job teaches us the same lesson.
So why do we continue to ask questions of God in this blog instead of just trusting in God? We will answer that question in the next blog.
