On Saturday night my boyfriend and I decided to brave the world of organised religion and attend a Q&A session with John Piper and Conrad Mbewe. We had been told we'd really enjoy it and honestly, I was in the mood to be challenged, and to have my assumptions about Christianity challenged, so off we went and warmed seats in the back row.
The first question was one of those that interviewers ask to get their guests comfortable. A simple what does a day in the life of John Piper and Conrad Mbewe look like. The second question was something about whether or not Jesus did in fact descend into hell or not after being crucified on the cross to which I almost jumped up and clapped when John Piper said that, honestly, if this is the biggest question your congregation have you should just tell them not to worry about it - it doesn't really matter.
In fact, John Piper and Conrad Mbewe's answers throughout were great: good, sound biblical advice. I was just saddened (and bored) by the questions: "Should Christians Date?...Yawn...How should Godly parents go about bringing up Godly Children?...Yawn..." Really? Are these the best questions a 1000 or so Christians could come up with? I kept wanting to join with Ravi Zacharias (and I'm sure God) and say, "Let my people think!" Almost every single one of the questions that were asked could have been answered if the person just took a little time to examine their bible and talk to God. I left there (I must admit early) thinking, whatever happened to thinking Christians? When did we stop asking good questions? Any ideas?
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