Faith Asks Questions
“Faith Asks Questions” is the believing community clarifying its own understanding of what the church teaches.
In teaching doctrine, we get into trouble when we teach answers without questions. So the group is routinely asked to identify abiding, recurring life questions to which the church has given an answer in doctrine.
Perhaps the most difficult question in this section is the question, what is at stake in accepting or rejecting this doctrine? That is, why is this doctrine important, or is it? What is in this teaching that we are willing to stake our lives on? What would the church lose in giving up this doctrine?
In studying doctrine we learn to acknowledge mystery; some question we must continue to live with.
In teaching doctrine, we get into trouble when we teach answers without questions. So the group is routinely asked to identify abiding, recurring life questions to which the church has given an answer in doctrine.
Perhaps the most difficult question in this section is the question, what is at stake in accepting or rejecting this doctrine? That is, why is this doctrine important, or is it? What is in this teaching that we are willing to stake our lives on? What would the church lose in giving up this doctrine?
In studying doctrine we learn to acknowledge mystery; some question we must continue to live with.
posted by Rev. David 'Slick' Sellers, OSL at 12:07 AM
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