I Don't Know

It is true, I really don't know.  I don't know how old the Earth is.  I don't know why "bad things happen to good people."  I don't know how there can be no beginning of God and no end.  I don't know how I can exist for Eternity.  I don't know how to prove to you that God exists (although I may have already mentioned that.)  I don't know why the History Channel says that Israel was a nation of hired guns.

I don't have a problem saying, "I don't know."  At one point in time, I would have had an issue with such a statement, but not more.  When I say, "I don't know," it drives me to find the answer.  Not know the answer to a question and admitting it is not an easy way out, it is the truth.  Learning those three words came with experience, making mistakes and claiming things I can't back up.

I think more Christians need to learn that phrase.  I have spoken to many people who had a different view that I do on spiritual subjects and they made ridiculous arguments that seemed to come from thin air.  It seemed as though they were defending an opinion that they were not sure why they believed it themselves.  Now, I have done this in the past and may do it again but I will try not to.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 reads, "He has made everything appropriate in its time.  He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end."

You catch that?  We will not understand all that God does.  So why do some claim they do?  I also wrote a while back about not trying to over-understand God.  You can read it in Digging Deeper.

I read a Q&A session with an atheist about what he believes about and sees in Christians.  One thing he said that I have to agree with is that Christians are horrible about backing up what they believe.  He did use a few extreme examples, but much of what he said appeared to be sound.  He also said that we are unable to admit that we DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.  That's sad, because truth be told, we don't know everything.

Consider what you say.  Are you certain of your answer?  Are you using valid information or are you making stuff up?  Don't be afraid of saying, "I don't know."  Then once you say that phrase, try your hardest to not have to say it again for that same question.  Find the answer.

There is no replacement for faith.  I have found that some things have spiritual/supernatural answers that no one will believe.  At that point, the only way to believe is faith.  Nothing can replace the faith that we were told to hold on to.

Joshua