Great Questions, lead to Jesus and Great Answers

In my work at a local college, we have been trying to encourage students to ask questions, to be engaged in finding out and understanding what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. Questions about the value of the Bible, pluralism(aren't a lot of religions right), forgiveness, rekindling the fire, etc. All great questions worthy of some(much) discussion. Many of these things are tough to deal with head on. It's like there is background that needs to be understood in order to be able to move further into the discussion. One of the root issues I see that is underlying much of today's thought on Faith, God, Spirituality is simply this...Is there a way to determine if an idea about God is right or wrong. The prevailing comment of our day is "Who am I to judge?" The answer is, you're a human being with capacity to think, that's who you are. So there are points in life when we can step in and evaluate the usefulness of a statement... for example... Humanism teaches that people are basically good. If we educate people, and inform them they will get better, society will get better, all will be well. Historically speaking we are the most educated people ever. Does the fact that we are more educated than ever show any proof of less murder, crime, violence, addiction than before? Does the newspaper reflect a new, educated, basically good, humanity? Do we keep people off drugs by having a D.A.R.E. program. We've educated them, informed them, why is there any drug addiction with people under the age of 35? Man is basically good and they were informed. God says this, that the heart of people is desperately selfish, desperately seeking power, desperately greedy and using people for their own gain. What I see in the lives of society, our nation, our World History is this second truth that is the proclamation of God. For a nation of people currently seeking the pragmatic, I can't help but think that God is right and that humanism is left wanting in being able to prove itself. In the midst of this brokeness of people, God doesn't simply have us wallow in it. He has provided a way for us to become something new. It's why we celebrate the power of Jesus Christ. How do I learn how to trust God's view of my(His) world? This is one of many examples that I intend to write on in the coming weeks. In the mean time join us at St Scholastica on Monday nights, or in the conversation here. God's not too big for our questions and honored in pursuing the Answer!! Terry