Wednesday, August 27, 2014

So Many Questions

Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions.”
Primo Levi, Holocaust survivor

Believing in something while at the same time being afraid to ask probing questions about what you believe in is a dangerous concept. That is why this past Sunday in PYRO's Sunday School class everyone had an opportunity to ask burning questions. Everything was done anonymously as I gave a topic about which everyone in class wrote questions that they had.

The topics included questions regarding biblical doctrine, holiness, morality, and general facts about the Bible. They also asked questions about New Life Tabernacle such as who named the church, and how does someone get involved with Power Hour? The sixth and final category of questions was about questions that their non-Pentecostal friends might have the first time they visited church. This generated some fun questions like do you guys have snakes, and what language is everyone speaking?

The next several weeks of class are devoted to giving responses to the 66 questions that were asked this past Sunday. I may not have all the answers, but I am sure going to try to give a response to all of their burning questions.

Don't be afraid to ask questions about your own walk with God. If you never ask the questions that are hovering in the back of your mind then your relationship with God is always going to have a buffer of insecurity. Questions are good, because the fact remains that God has the answers.

Bro. Austin Gilliland, Youth Pastor

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