Why Should I Question "why?"

An almost oxymoronic question some people may ask is "Why should I question 'why'?".

I'll tell you why.

Non-Christian POV:

From a non-Christian point of view, I'll say this: Imagine for a moment that there is a higher purpose for your existence. Imagine there is more to life than your daily routine of waking up early, sitting in traffic, working your 9am-5pm, and eating a frozen dinner before bedtime. Imagine there is even more to life than enjoying time with your friends and/or family.

If you have no higher purpose in your life then you are just 'living to die' or in other words your life is just a 'means to an end'. Simply put, most people's lives can be summarized as 'you're born, you work, and you die'.


(You're born, you work, and you die)
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If I did not believe in a Higher Power, my existence would seem meaningless. Sure, I can try and make the world a better place and have a good time while on this earth, but what does it get me when I die?

I truly believe we have a much deeper purpose for being here. And I am not asking you to believe everything that I believe. But I am asking you to at least question "why?".

Christian POV:

From a Christian point of view, if you have grown up in the church you may not have ever really asked this question "why?" and you may have just accepted what was drilled into you your whole life. You may have been told, "Go to church" or "Study your Bible" or "There is a God". But should we blindly accept these statements and never question them?

Let's say we do choose to just accept these statements. Then if we do we will accept that the Bible is truth. Well, let's look at what the Bible has to say on the matter:

Phillipians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (NKJV)

This tells us that we must work out our own salvation.We cannot piggyback our way to heaven on the backs of our parents, or spouses, or whomever. Our salvation is our own for the taking and we must seek it, understand it, and hold on to it on our own.


(Phillipians 2:12)
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And again we are told that we will answer to our own sins here:

Romans 14:12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God (NKJV)

So don't just accept everything as 'gospel' because your parents say it, or your spouse says it, or even a preacher says it. Don't believe someone just because they sound smart with their fancy words or seem genuine and trustworthy. Because if you do you run the risk of doing this:

Mark 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men (NKJV)

But instead we are commanded to do this:

1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world (NKJV)

We are told here to test every spirit and every doctrine that we hear.  And that's what I challenge you to do.

 

(Challenge accepted)

So in conclusion, asking "why?" is an important and even necessary duty we have as Christians and Non-Christians. So let's continue to challenge each other and challenge ourselves to seek the truth, understand the truth, and never let it go.

Sincerely,

Jacob Springer
A Young Christian