It's so difficult to reason with people around here. I make a post for discussion and instead of being able to discuss and come to greater understanding on my part (maybe theirs too), I'm accused of over simplifying (which I thought that the more simple the question the less others would hijack the thread), judging, and/or trying to put others under the law. 
What is so difficult with a simple discussion of a question? It had nothing to do with Jewish law yet every time I start a thread that is immediately what the stronger posters take it to. How can anyone to come to right conclusions about anything if the majority of the time is spent with the op defending their question?
I just want to understand why the church, within their own traditions, have those traditions, and why do some of those traditions seemingly line up with those who came against the early church. It just baffles me that churched people are unable to discuss without throwing verbal knives and totally hijacking the thread then they have the nerve to tell me my question was over simplified.
Of course here is not the only place I've observed and experienced this problem. From a child, I've had my questions sluffed off with "over simplified" answers which only gave rise to more questions because the answers did not make sense with what I read in scripture.
One poster said I would get good answers from a large church vs a small one. I've attended small churches (maybe 10 or more) and large churches (over 1000) and the teachers in both handled my digging the same. Actually, I can think of only two Pastors (one of a medium size church and the other of a large) who did not see my questions as challenging their authority. There were teachers within both though, who did. I just learned not to ask questions.
What is so difficult with a simple discussion of a question? It had nothing to do with Jewish law yet every time I start a thread that is immediately what the stronger posters take it to. How can anyone to come to right conclusions about anything if the majority of the time is spent with the op defending their question?
I just want to understand why the church, within their own traditions, have those traditions, and why do some of those traditions seemingly line up with those who came against the early church. It just baffles me that churched people are unable to discuss without throwing verbal knives and totally hijacking the thread then they have the nerve to tell me my question was over simplified.
Of course here is not the only place I've observed and experienced this problem. From a child, I've had my questions sluffed off with "over simplified" answers which only gave rise to more questions because the answers did not make sense with what I read in scripture.
One poster said I would get good answers from a large church vs a small one. I've attended small churches (maybe 10 or more) and large churches (over 1000) and the teachers in both handled my digging the same. Actually, I can think of only two Pastors (one of a medium size church and the other of a large) who did not see my questions as challenging their authority. There were teachers within both though, who did. I just learned not to ask questions.
