Being in the Kingdom of God means being able to say I Don't Know

The great Greek philosopher, Socrates, once said "I know nothing except for the fact of my ignorance." The ancient philosopher Descartes believed that the only thing he could be sure of was the fact he existed because he was aware of his ability to doubt his existence.

Since the beginging of time humans have been striving to solve any and all problems. In other words, from the begining of time man and woman has assumed that there is a knowable answer to every problem.

For example, the sole purpose of science is to spearhead the excursion into the unanswered!

I don't write this blog to say that we shouldn't be trying to find answer's to our problems. Instead, I write this to suggest that we find a different way of solving these problems! And this way starts with being okay to say I Don't Know.

Followers of Christ spend sooo much precious time trying to figure out answers to some of the most ridiculous questions. Such as;

"Did it really take God six literal days to create the earth?"
"When is the end of the world going to come?"
"Who is the Anti-Christ?"
"When am I going to die?"
"Where is Noah's Ark?"

It may be time for people who ask these kinds of questions to start saying I Don't Know.

Some of you may find it funny that a philosopher, like my self, is suggesting that we stop asking ridiculous questions. And to that, i say i couldn't agree more!

In the book of Matthew 21:31 Jesus says, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitues will get into the kingdom of God before you."

He goes on to say in verse 43, "Therefore I say to you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, producing the fruit of it."

Maybe its poor exegesis, but I believe that Jesus is talking to people who seek answers to impossible questions when he says the Kingdom will be taken away from you.

I say this because, for me, everytime i encounter somebody who is seeking these crazy answers, an attitude of pride and arrogance comes with.

The Kingdom of God is not about finding answers to big impossible questions. Instead, the kingdom of God is about action. It's doing something about the less impossible, solvable questions. Such as,

"Why are people dying of hunger when there is enough food on the planet for everybody?"
"Why is there still racism in America?"
"Why can't humans live economically?"
"Why are humans killing each other?"
"What can I do about the homeless population in my city?"
"What can I do to teach people about the seriousness of equality?"

The Kingdom of God is pragmatic! It is about the here and now. It is about the practical. It's about becoming like Jesus. It's about becoming a Talmidim. It's about being covered in the dust of our Rabbi. It's about saying I don't know to the impossible and doing the necessary.