Being a Christian is hard. Even though we live in an age of comfort and material wellbeing where physical conditions are not among the worries of our daily lives, technology and the culture of today opens up a whole host of new challenges. That's why we have to be acute Christians, paying close attention to the details of what we believe.
As a Christian, I've always tried to hold firm in faith to the idea that God is good, but at the same time, I find myself often swayed by the numerous difficult theological questions that arise in a discussion of God, and quite naturally so. I would presume that if we were able to fully understand God then we would be supernatural ourselves. But are we not supernatural? A people who have literally and metaphysically died to sin, reborn in the spirit of Christ within us, and carrying an eternal burden of living a Christian life out of gratitude, which at the same time is the source of our happiness - the Christian. What part of that is natural? These are the types of questions I hope to answer using a rational mindset, by breaking down each question to its simplest elements and leaving no stone unturned. There are much more qualified theologians and philosophers who have spent their lives studying some of the questions I may ask within this blog, and perhaps I may not even arrive at a solid answer at most of the questions I ask but I hope that my thoughts will provide some insights and bring a fresh perspective.
The purpose of this blog is also a chance for myself to organize my thoughts into a coherent answer through the process of writing it down, and I will focus primarily on the ideas and their substantial nature of their worth insofar as being quality responses, and not so much the writing/grammar. This is done in the spirit of philosophical rigour, where we are focusing on the arguments themselves and not on “big words.” Two things must be noted: 1. Faith is what saves us, not reason, though the ideas I argue for and against will be primarily rooted in rationality; just because faith saves us does not mean we don't have a duty to apply our reasoning to worthwhile endeavors, and what is more worthwhile than tackling some of the most specific questions facing Christianity? 2. I hope you enjoy!
By being acute Christians who grapple with these questions hopefully we can all be a bit cuter in God's eyes.