Bad questions?

[Rebekah_34]

I am always questioning God and the Bible, especially on some of the most controversial issues. I completely accept the Bible as truth, and believe in God, but after reading some passages and thinking about them, I reached a different opinion than the Church. I went to talk to my priest. He gently told me I can’t be Catholic if I keep this up because I’ll stray too far from the Church’s teachings and interpretations of the Bible. He also added I shouldn’t question God at all because He is supreme and it’s in His plan.

I don’t like to blindly accept anything…I feel like my faith wouldn’t be strong if I didn’t question God, the Pope, and what’s taught in Church. But am I wrong to question the Bible and God?

 

[LIT56RD]

Rebekah; Welcome to CAF.

I is interesting that you posted this question and called it a bad question. I don’t think there is such a thing as a bad question. All questions have a need to be answered.

I started and have been involved with a thread concerning individual interpretation of the Bible. It has been interesting to say the least. forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=560705

I believe much like you. I do not totally agree with all the churches interpretations of the Bible. I have been told that I should be a Protestant. Have been told that I have accepted my truths of the Bible and not God’s. I have been told that my soul is in great danger of being damned because of my beliefs. I to have been told that I can not continue to believe and express myself in this manner if I want to remain a catholic. I am a Christian and all these discussions are between God and I. That is good enough for me.

LIT56RD

 

[StrawberryJam]

I am always questioning God and the Bible, especially on some of the most controversial issues. I completely accept the Bible as truth, and believe in God, but after reading some passages and thinking about them, I reached a different opinion than the Church. I went to talk to my priest. He gently told me I can’t be Catholic if I keep this up because I’ll stray too far from the Church’s teachings and interpretations of the Bible. He also added I shouldn’t question God at all because He is supreme and it’s in His plan.

I don’t like to blindly accept anything…I feel like my faith wouldn’t be strong if I didn’t question God, the Pope, and what’s taught in Church. But am I wrong to question the Bible and God?

Depends upon what you are questioning. Since you don’t tell us, and none of us have a crystal ball you should be a bit more clear about what specifically you need help with.

Otherwise, you will get word salad.

 

[fermat]

Questioning is good. St. Paul tells us to test everything and to keep what is good. You won’t know what is good without the testing.

If you find that you disagree with church teaching, understand why you disagree. Test, test and test. At the end of the day you will be testing 2,000 years of teaching and reason. Be patient, it’ll take a while.

 

[JamestheOlder]

I am always questioning God and the Bible, especially on some of the most controversial issues. I completely accept the Bible as truth, and believe in God, but after reading some passages and thinking about them, I reached a different opinion than the Church. I went to talk to my priest. He gently told me I can’t be Catholic if I keep this up because I’ll stray too far from the Church’s teachings and interpretations of the Bible. He also added I shouldn’t question God at all because He is supreme and it’s in His plan.

I don’t like to blindly accept anything…I feel like my faith wouldn’t be strong if I didn’t question God, the Pope, and what’s taught in Church. But am I wrong to question the Bible and God?

You can have your questions answered better in this thread, if you will be specific.

You’ll get lost in the 15 pages of the other thread referenced above, where most of the argument seems just to be arguing for arguing’s sake…where the valid answers are brushed off by further arguments.

 

[marbles_the_cat]

Questions are good, and doubts should be examined. Doubts, if examined carefully, can sometimes give birth to faith. (That is one of the things that eventually led me to the Catholic church!)

Depending on what you are questioning, there are many resources that can offer explanations in line with the Catholic church and its tradition. Read these, and the Bible, and test for yourself. I suggest resources explaining the biblical basis of Catholicism.

 

[valentino]

I am always questioning God and the Bible, especially on some of the most controversial issues. I completely accept the Bible as truth, and believe in God, but after reading some passages and thinking about them, I reached a different opinion than the Church. I went to talk to my priest. He gently told me I can’t be Catholic if I keep this up because I’ll stray too far from the Church’s teachings and interpretations of the Bible. He also added I shouldn’t question God at all because He is supreme and it’s in His plan.

I don’t like to blindly accept anything…I feel like my faith wouldn’t be strong if I didn’t question God, the Pope, and what’s taught in Church. But am I wrong to question the Bible and God?

Sometimes I believe priests give bad advice.now I don’t condemn any priest’s for the advice they give(they have their own reasons which i don’t feel I should judge;because I believe all priests are called)but if my heart I know their wrong I don’t follow their advice.Maybe your priest was in a hurry or maybe he was talking to you as if you were one of another 100 who asked him this same question before and rather than giving you a good thoughtful answer just spoke in generality.I really don’t know.But my advice is not to be afraid of reading any religious literature and draw your own conclusions as to what they mean.if your seeking to know God better He won’t allow you to believe in something that isn’t truth(for long anyway).We all seek for truth about God to understand and come to love Him more.God says "seek and you shall find"Its the people who don’t seek and just accept what they like to hear or what makes sense to them that are in trouble.I think your priest gave you bad advice.