A few thoughts and questions on the common practice of making arguments
from scripture (e.g. in a teaching/preaching setting) that are not
exactly water-tight:
-Do we do the church a disservice by providing rationale/arguments that
would not hold any water in the face of a counter-argument?
-Is there a place for casually reminding the already-convinced, or does
that just send the message that you should believe without thinking?
-There is always value in considering the opposite of your argument -
the old “one seems right until another speaks” thing.
-How can we make sure we’re thinking straight without being nit-picky?
How can we be critical thinkers without being mere critics?