Postmodern Christians do not like to think in absolutes. They think that by giving a precise answer, you are pinning down God into a nice little box which you are the master of. They are very humble about admitting that they do not know everything. They say that they are merely “furthering the conversation”. At one level this is a good thing: being humble enough to admit that you don’t have it all together and that you do not understand everything. That kind of humility is admirable. But when someone is a leader, whether they like it or not, there needs to be some form of answers for them to give. A pastor is of no worth if he has no answers.
When I was going through what I have labeled as Act III of the past few years, I had a lot of questions going through my mind. The troubles that I had with the church I was going to at the time, only manifested my questions about religion; questions that far exceeded my understanding. Around this time, there was a guy I knew that told me one day that “the search for God does not lead to better answers; it leads to better questions.” With my non-stop questioning-nature, this quote gave me hope that what I was going through was a good thing.
Postmodern Christians have done a good job at avoiding responsibility for what they say and do. And now they are avoiding responsibility in helping those around them. Don’t get me wrong: I understand that they are all about helping the poor, needy and such. But what about the new or growing Christians? Is it really the best idea for older/wiser people to be publically broadcasting their spiritual journey? A spiritual journey that is surrounded by questions and very little answers? Or even worse, a spiritual journey that is surrounded by answers, none of which come from the most pure source about who and what God is. Those that are given more have more expected from them...pastors, authors, bloggers. All people that have been given a voice to use, and the first thing that postmodern Christians do when they are confronted with a question is not to aid the person with Biblical answers, but with either more questions or economically/socially-appropriate answers.
People need to have Biblical answers. Not answers that they could find out of any number of “Christian Living” books, but answers from the Word of God. Don’t give the “let’s ask better questions” answer. I can appreciate the Socratic Method, but for the here and now if I need answers and all you have is a brush-off answer, then what good are you? I understand the idea of “there is a time for questioning and a time for answering, etc.” but if your lifestyle is to ask continual questions and hope that answers will magically appear, then you’re dead wrong.
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