There may be times when we feel someone is persecuting us for our beliefs, when in fact the questions are challenging our reasoning. We feel unsafe, as though if we change our mind about a particular way of looking at some thing it is equivalent to denying of God. It is possible the question is pointing out a flaw in our reasoning and the false conclusion we have drawn based on our up bringing or our particular culture.
I have a cousin who us an anthropologist. He works for Wycliff translators. Part of his ministry is teaching several people groups from various nations whose attending the same conference. The discussions often are on interpretation of scripture and how vastly they differ based on the individual's country of origin, yet the scriptures are exactly the same.
I think many of us will be surprised at how much we interpreted scripture to fit our needs or our culture and are not accurate. This is one great reason we can be thankful we serve a merciful God. He does not require perfection.
