I am not afraid to admit that I don't know all the answers to Bible questions. I am not afraid to admit that even specialized Bible scholars do NOT know all the answers.
Mark Twain once said something to the effect, "It's not the things in the Bible that I do not understand that bother me. It's the things that I do understand."
There is enough to understand, to bite into, chew on, meditate on, to grow my life with that I can be more than satisfied until I learn the answers even if it is on the other side.
There are questions. Many of them are answered after a complete read through of the Book. Sometimes they are cleared up on the second, third or umpteenth time through. Sometimes the answers aren't there.
Do I advocate a dumb, blind faith?
Not at all.
When all is said and done, being the Christian life style is an intelligent person's choice, despite not knowing all the answers.
There are questions in the Bible that I don't know the answers to, that can't be answered. I will try to point them out as I go along. I will give it my best shot. And sometimes, I will admit that I just don't know.
Here's a question for the reader - does an intelligent person lose anything when they choose to trust?
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