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Any inquisitive child will eventually learn there is such a thing as an unwelcome question. While many people in power-positions will proudly proclaim “there is no such thing as a stupid question”, you won’t find most teachers and leaders knowing how to appropriately react to the more intuitive questions. The nonconforming self-thinking student sometimes wields the power of the “mouth of a babe stilling an enemy” (1), while other times inspiring animated displays from a senior person in the room. This truth becomes especially obvious if the one in the seat of authority hasn’t considered that line of reasoning yet. So herein sits an excellent way of measuring the master’s knowledge and testing the level of pride; though it may not be wise do this in front of other people unless you have a strategy in play.

Sometimes the one that heralds the no-stupid-question cliché suddenly puts down the unsuspecting enquirer with a subtle off-putting response like “why does it matter”, or some other classic method of deflection and misdirection that the untrained student cannot readily detect. Depending on the environment and aggression level of the challenged party, you might even get blatant self-contradiction, with scoffing, even rudely stating: “now that’s a stupid question”! Most likely though, a proverbial eye roll comes forth, or some other revealing body-language emanates from the teacher. This leader then ignores the question, and moves on without a complete engagement, using the simple method of switching the subject to avoid dealing with the issue.

These are common human observations. When someone in a position of power is asked a question they can’t answer, some form of criticism is often immediately on the horizon, subtle as it may be, usually crafted in a glancing response aimed at never really answering. If it’s personal, then you should expect highly defensive behavior. Anyone that negatively overreacts to a good question has been found wanting, and if they are a leader, then their function at that moment immediately manifests into false authority waving like a flag in the open. Therefore, while it is smart in many situations to at least pretend to obey when you notice the wolf rising, it is also wise to make note that the inquisitive child within was onto something, making it easier to shake the dust off your feet upon your departure (2). Then, and only then, you may perhaps be as wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove (3).

This idea of the inner-questioning child can be in every human being, no matter the age. There can always be a new beginning of some sort, especially if one is willing to cast off the bombardment of the world’s common repetitions. This is an ultimate expression of faith, to question things anew, like a toddler, not limited in thought or answer, nor bound to anything but the right spirit and love to know the truth. The child within needs to be humble at the center, living for something that’s great enough to die for, or the youth becomes suppressed, or tainted with a prideful snare that kills the faithful mindset with the regurgitated knowledge of rote learning. This is a key difference between knowledge and wisdom. When the newborn human of any age finds that sacred place, then there will be something quantifiable to die for, truthfully living out the birth of purity in a given area of life. We sometimes call this enlightenment while unfortunately getting this mixed up with untruths. Properly though, you can bet that in the midst of what is grand to you, there will be this looming unwelcome question not always well received by others, as it is negatively interpreted by the masses who want to follow the paved path of indoctrination cycles, scurrying on wheels like hamsters of humanity on the train ride to virtual internment camp.

Of course there is always going to be someone that only asks questions just to pester. Surely this is fine for literal children of young age to be this way. Even their constant inquiring about the most mundane things to an adult is a perfect necessity to the infant and juvenile’s learning process, whatever their intent. Usually children are not incessant on purpose. However, if you have an adult that seeks to be a limitless contrarian-like nagging child, then they may be just trying to get attention for all the wrong reasons. A safe and loving response is still to explore and see if they need our help and support. Only then may we possibly discover pure-genius, before we write them off. Certainly we will discover our own ability to love, or not to love. What’s behind their question becomes the question, for within the motivation resides much truth, and in this way you can know how to love them too, in the right spirit, whether they are a natural objector, or a potential mastermind of the heart of the only wise eternal spirit. So we should seek to understand the child within others as well as ourselves that we might hear the true voice that draws us, even to the point of what it really means to be born again.

In the middle of all this is the concept of asking good questions in balance, because a simple question is usually the beginning solution to all mysteries worth solving. Yet it seems these days we are a people filled with the notion that we know everything. Welcome to the information age and the human race where tolerance is the mantra, unless you happen to believe something that would otherwise make the so-called tolerant manifest into a hater. If you want to see someone demonstrate what is meant by “manifest”, then just ask them a real good, simple, and purpose-filled question that gets to the heart of the matter. Watch very carefully. Listen intently to what they “don’t” say. Stand back. They may even swing at you! This is all to be expected, and may not be news at this point, but the idea of questioning is a great lead-in to where this introduction and revelation is going. What if you didn’t even know the answer to what should be the simplest of questions? What if you really do live in a Neo-Matrix constantly Morpheus-ing with updated Artificial Intelligence? Really, in his famous opening statement in the Matrix movie, following the introduction by Trinity, Morpheus tells Neo plainly they are even “inside the church” (4). Could it be that we have a prophetic truth being uttered from the bowels of fiction? What if it is provable beyond a reasonable doubt that there is any enemy within? As humans we do much Magic in our rebellion against God, and in this truth more wisdom is revealed than any other one thing Man can devise. What if we are faithless in our questions, whether we ask them or not?

Before we go too far revealing much Word Magic(k), let’s close out this starter by moving into our main material. We need to lay a foundation first, and to do this properly, we need to hone in on a chosen target audience, define the subject matter, and determine what the right spirit of truth and love is. No greater example should there be than that of a Christian—right? If we apply this to the target audience of authority in Christianity, we get the Shepherds (aka Pastors, Priests, Teachers, Bishops, etc.), and the most easily identifiable common subject matter of the group would be the Scripture (Bible, Old and New Testaments, or Pentateuch, Torah, or Tanakh). Whatever you choose to call it, we will simply liken this to the main furniture of the temple, and so this should be for all of the Abrahamic religions of the world (excluding the New Testament for Judaism only).

Whether it is known or not, this would even be true of Islam, for Muhammad’s Quran necessitates the accepted 66 cannon. There is no dodging this issue. One must understand the Old and New Testament to understand the Quran, even and especially the Imam. Whosoever does not understand this has not read both the Bible and the Quran in light of very basic knowledge. So to all the aforementioned, if there was only one other thing allowed in the room besides the Shepherd and the Sheep, then that would have to be the scrolls of Elohim. Certainly, at minimum, you would think this is the one thing that everyone in Christendom would have in common, though it’s possible some would disagree even with this. If nothing else, all need the Scripture present so the teacher can at least twist it for the assembly of the people. This should even be without denomination as was sternly warned by Paul at the beginning of his first letter to the Corinthians. Yet we quickly wander into divided heresy.

The usual question here then might be, “but what about all of the different versions” of what is written? We will quickly show that “versions don’t really matter” as long as you take the time to read the language of the version you already have (except “The Message” translation). Textual variants across all translations do not upset the overall framework and counsel of the text (except “The Message” translation). Textual criticism can be extremely enlightening, but that is a different subject. Assuming the shepherd of the flock has read the whole Bible, their personal understanding of the overall context should not be heavily altered from one version to another. This of course is only true if one does not build doctrine from a small handful of verses, and takes the entirety of the Scripture into consideration. As the Scripture says, “the scripture cannot be broken”(5). Of course Scripture can easily be misinterpreted, but this is a man-thing swirling in subjectivity and influence. Most any reader is likely to make the same personal good and bad interpretations, regardless of translation, because of experience and opinion that leads to bias. While a good translation is highly valuable, translation in this age is definitely not the issue, even in the midst of translation bias, which is yet another subject in itself. Why? Many don’t even read their Bible in this age, and if they do it seems like much ado is superficially made to prove the predetermined point of view—interpretation bias.

Well-read or not, we live in a scripturally illiterate age, thereby making the translation argument weak and relatively moot. So let us apply the idea to any translation the reader chooses. First we will seek the interpretation of the mind, and then we will go to the Scripture and see if your interpretation yields that same answer. Afterwards you can compare other versions and see what matters. This is a very simple exercise that should easily define any problem churches think they have as somewhat secondary, for followers of The Word are going to be mostly ineffective “period” if they lack understanding of the core concepts. Therefore let us start with something simple.

In the spirit of the introduction, we shall begin this meek exercise with a straightforward easy question any Shepherd should know: “Why did God say David couldn’t build the temple?”

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Now let’s consider the question for the layperson. That’s church language for the student, or disciple, or member, who is not classified as a teacher, or deacon, or elder, or pastor—the so-called underling. Technically it means amateur and isn’t even necessarily a nice term under most circumstances (nor scripturally accurate), but this is common at church. Yet if it’s true that the Shepherd should be ahead of the sheep on the subject, then we must consider whether the laity (untrained or unprofessional) should also know the answer to this question: Why did God say David couldn’t build the temple? How many years of being a Christian would a Pastor expect (or guess) should go by before the average attending member might know the answer to this simple question? Remember this is just a thinking exercise to get acclimated to what is the right spirit in truth, and love. This is especially related to dealing with the congregation, and questions one might have about their faith or the Bible. "How many years before a Christian should know the answer to the question: 'Why did God say David couldn’t build the temple'?

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That should be good enough to prime the starter. Now let’s check your answer against an informal survey the author took over a number of years among the Shepherds and Sheep. Then we will consider what the Scripture has to say on the matter. Later you can return to this page and compare your answer to the field.