Do you think you are a "black or white" thinker?

[JohnClay]

Hi a while ago a Christian friend of mine said that a Christian guy we knew was a "black or white" thinker. He was very good at chess and has a large number of Bible commentaries. The term can seem insulting though. Lately I've been believing there are paradoxes and that most things (except our existence in some sense) can't be known for certain.

 

[SkyWriting]

Hi a while ago a Christian friend of mine said that a Christian guy we knew was a "black or white" thinker. He was very good at chess and has a large number of Bible commentaries. The term can seem insulting though. Lately I've been believing there are paradoxes and that most things (except our existence in some sense) can't be known for certain.

Our entire existence might be in the mind of God.
The split slot test suggests this is correct.

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

Hi a while ago a Christian friend of mine said that a Christian guy we knew was a "black or white" thinker. He was very good at chess and has a large number of Bible commentaries. The term can seem insulting though. Lately I've been believing there are paradoxes and that most things (except our existence in some sense) can't be known for certain.

I think you are on the right track. ask questions like this. keep searching. dont settle for simple answers.
be flexible. flexibility is not weakness.
dont be afraid to be the only one in the family who thinks like you.
none of us know all the answers. we are all still searching.

 

[JackRT]

Very few things are black or white. We live our lives in shades of grey.

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

I tend to be a logical person. So to me there is black and white sometimes, but most cases are just grey areas. Especially in a world of sin where sometimes things are lies, exaggerations...etc.

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

people need and love certainty. I like it myself. a close family member lives with the shadow of cancer. If or when it returns is no one's guess. the uncertainty causing us much anxiety.
we cant be certain Jesus is the Son of God. A lot of writings point to it though. By respected writers. People I trust believe so. I
Im drawn to believe the same. I grew up in a loving family. a loving Christian fam.ily. im tempted to equate God, love and Christianity as the same. My experience points to a truth I cant quite pinpoint but sense is real.
Faith is not black and white. You can have weak faith, medium faith and big faith.

 

[com7fy8]

How we are ready to see something can be more important that what we know.

 

[mama2one]

follow

 

[aiki]

Hi a while ago a Christian friend of mine said that a Christian guy we knew was a "black or white" thinker. He was very good at chess and has a large number of Bible commentaries. The term can seem insulting though. Lately I've been believing there are paradoxes and that most things (except our existence in some sense) can't be known for certain.

Am I a "black and white thinker"? Sometimes. 2+2=4, right? That seems pretty "black and white" to me. The earth revolves around the Sun. Seems like an uncontroversial, black-and-white statement, don't you think? Like these examples, there are lots of things that don't appear to have any grey areas. I don't think it is insulting or narrow-minded to think or say so. Do you?

Some things in life can definitely seem, or actually be, paradoxical. I'd be careful, though, not to extend this to every, or most, things.

 

[crossnote]

Nothing wong with being cut and dry rather than a post modern mush puddle lol. btw I like chess

 

[JohnClay]

What about "the Bible is 100% true"? I think that's a black or white statement.

 

[aiki]

What about "the Bible is 100% true"? I think that's a black or white statement.

It is a black-and-white statement, yes.

 

[ml5363]

As long as the core aspects of the gospel are seen in black or white agree or don't...the others can be grey...just not the gospel