FAQ's

This week, we considered the practicality of why chatechism is a good method to understand the mysteries of our faith. We know that through questions and answers, much of the understanding that our oldest and original ancestors had impact us to accept the truths that we try to understand today.

We discussed how most of you probably struggle with much of the philosophies and mysteries of why we believe what we believe. Of course, this is normal. But by understanding the history of questioning and answering, you may begin to understand how our views were molded. The point: much of our ideology and beliefs that we hold true (or think are true, and are trying to prove are true), have truly been passed down to us since the beginning of time, from the time Christ walked among us, until even now, through parenting. Therefore, the mystery of faith really hasn't changed much.

For the last 2,000 years, however, society has slowly and constantly become more and more splintered. Due to enlightenment, modern medicine, industrialization, etc., many of us have been wooed and tempted to question the Authority simply because there is so much "stuff" to discern between dichotomies such as Creationism and Darwinism. We have so much knowledge and have become so disconnected from the origins of time, we can't help but question our faith. Part of our Christian journey is to slowly, through meditation and prayer and reading our Bible, be at piece with the concepts and ideologies we have inherited and accepted as our own.

We are here to help encourage you to listen and learn why and how Christianity makes sense. Much of the mysteries of our faith cannot be proven; however, they can't be disproven, either. Therefore, in order to help you connect with certain truths that most of our fellow church members believe, we encourage you to question so we can try to answer them accordingly.

Many of you had awesome questions, but we didn't have much time to answer the many questions I'm sure you still have. This week, I'd like for you all to consider some of the questions you are struggling with. Read the other questions some of your peers have asked. If you feel you can answer them or have follow up questions, please post them as well.

This is My Story

This past Sunday, we took a look at how and where we came from using the Bible to understand the stories of our ancestors. Using the "Bible in 50 words" activity, we accounted a few of the many amazing things that occurred throughout history. We learned about the Covenant God made with Israel, how Israel couldn't hold up to their end of the bargain, ultimately leading to why God emptied himself to walk with us and then die for our sins. We learned about the unfaithful acts from some of our ancestors, and some of the heroic faithful acts many performed.

With the lesson in mind, consider why the Christian Church holds the Bible in such high esteem. Do you think the majority of Christians treat the Bible as the greatest tool we have to live a better life for God? Why, or why not? How do you think you, personally, may grow in faith and live as Christ would have us live using the Bible more faithfully?

We Belong to God

This past Sunday, we discussed what it means to belong to certain groups. We talked about how one of the most basic human needs is to belong to something "bigger than" themself. We learned that no matter how many types of groups we belong to, we were created to live in communion with each other. We looked at 1 Corinthians and Galatians and summarized that no matter what group you belong to, we, together, make up The Church. Therefore, whether we recognize it, or not, we belong to God.


However, belonging is often a subjective term which relates to the individual considerring what it truly means to belong. Considerring the groups you may belong to (including your family), what is important about true belonging? How is it sometimes challenging to belong? Evaluate your views about how you, personally, belong to God. Discuss why you feel you belong to God, or why it's hard to accept that you truly belong to God.