Yes, you are completely on track. There is something to “walking by faith” but there are places in the Bible where it specifically refers to people questioning God–the smart folks didn’t just walk blindly. They asked questions. I made the mistake, early on, of blindly accepting whatever was handed down from the pulpit of my fundamentalist, Assemblies of God church–no movies, no secular music, etc.–rather than seeking what my convictions were which is the right thing to do. It made for a lot of confusion and, ultimately, frustration. As I stated before, our faith is individual and while I like the teaching and fellowship of a congregation, I think it is important to keep that aspect in mind.

*sigh* I’m so sorry, I need to stop blogging in the comments…

I agree with you completely. Others have no right to judge you at all.

I think that God is meant to be questioned–it makes our faith that much stronger.

I think the thing that I have the most difficulty with is the in-your-faceness of other Christians, like the one who asked about you going to heaven and Ryan going to hell. Some just lack sensitivity. I have been “saved” (I “accepted Jesus”) for over ten years and my (former–the one I wrote about) told me, this past winter, that during the Bible study we were attending was the first time she really felt that I was a Christian. Dude, when do I need other people to judge the degree of my love for God? Or my devotion? Or my faith? I’ve struggled with it and yet I still believe. It’s my own… let me and God deal with it.

Anyway, this is now it’s own blog post. I agree with you, it’s tough to find words; God is too big to describe, you know? It’s tough to get the words out right…

if you think you know what’s going on in the spiritual world, you’re dead wrong.

i’ve said it before and i’ve said it again

nice to see more free thinkers out there =]