And the student would be the eager learner, not necessarily trying to challenge tradition, but at a minimum trying to understand it. Something more thoroughly understood, has more of a chance or more likelihood of being thoroughly accepted.
A student asks a Biblical question.
Teacher answers, "I don't know."
The student wants to discuss it, but the teacher has been through this before ...and no conclusive answer has ever been reached. The teacher doesn't want to necessarily discuss the various viewpoints on this subject ...because today's lesson is about something else, and a discussion on this would just be some form of diversion or effect a result much like a filibuster to the lesson planned for the day. Yet, the teacher's failure to offer input in a timely fashion ...gives the student an avenue to start the conversation with an eager opinion.
The teacher is now forced to abandon the day's lesson plan, and go with the student's interest ...or to change the "I don't know" answer to a stronger traditional answer which offers an explanation ...perhaps not the most correct, but at least the most common.
If the student challenges the traditional view, then the teacher can agree that the student does have an interesting point of view ...or the teacher can state that it's not the way the student is viewing it, and firmly restates the most widely accepted traditional view.
A clever student may then say, "How is it that you don't know by knowing?"
The teacher replies, "I don't really know, I just know you are not right."
Two problems quickly arise ...evidencing themselves.
It is not good to think that too many fresh ideas should flow ...at the expense of abandoning many well-thought-out ones. Some ideas are too spontaneous and filled more with excitable emotion void of much sound thinking.
Yet, on the other hand, readily accepting tradition with little thought ...has allowed a few errors to suffer longevity in a rather comfortable state of not much suffering. Those who dare to challenge tradition, more dare to suffer.
Thanks for suffering through this with me, and here's some more to suffer through: (http://doyoubelievethatitisnot.blogspot.com/). It is not really suffering ...only mildly so, if required reading, which this is not. And let's pray for all those who are truly suffering throughout the world.
My life? How do I view it?? Am I more serious about defending myself and my views ...or am I more concerned how people view God??? As much as I mess up representing Him, my life is in God’s hands …and He handed us Jesus. I can hold a Bible in my hand, but also in my heart. If you read the Bible, certainly more is said than I can say ….but most of us spend more time right here in front of a computer. Sadly, how often do we read something of substance? The Bible is a “must read” as far as I’m concerned. What else can I say?
If the student challenges the traditional view, then the teacher can agree that the student does have an interesting point of view ...or the teacher can state that it's not the way the student is viewing it, and firmly restates the most widely accepted traditional view.
A clever student may then say, "How is it that you don't know by knowing?"
The teacher replies, "I don't really know, I just know you are not right."
Two problems quickly arise ...evidencing themselves.
It is not good to think that too many fresh ideas should flow ...at the expense of abandoning many well-thought-out ones. Some ideas are too spontaneous and filled more with excitable emotion void of much sound thinking.
Yet, on the other hand, readily accepting tradition with little thought ...has allowed a few errors to suffer longevity in a rather comfortable state of not much suffering. Those who dare to challenge tradition, more dare to suffer.
Thanks for suffering through this with me, and here's some more to suffer through: (http://doyoubelievethatitisnot.blogspot.com/). It is not really suffering ...only mildly so, if required reading, which this is not. And let's pray for all those who are truly suffering throughout the world.
My life? How do I view it?? Am I more serious about defending myself and my views ...or am I more concerned how people view God??? As much as I mess up representing Him, my life is in God’s hands …and He handed us Jesus. I can hold a Bible in my hand, but also in my heart. If you read the Bible, certainly more is said than I can say ….but most of us spend more time right here in front of a computer. Sadly, how often do we read something of substance? The Bible is a “must read” as far as I’m concerned. What else can I say?
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