And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” Luke 13:23-24 (ESV) “The question is put in very general, and seemingly inoffensive, terms; yet probably a great deal of Jewish pride and uncharitableness couched under it. This busy man’s inquiry proceeded from an ill-natured hope of being confirmed in the national persuasion, that God was not the God of the Gentiles; but had reserved future happiness for the Israelites alone. But supposing there was no ground for imputation either of ill-will or vanity; still all such questions—for this is a leading one to many others—are useless and irreverent. Since, then, God is just, He will make none miserable farther than they deserve; since He is good, He will both pardon and reward in such degree as is fit; and since He is wise, what appears disorder and confusion to our short sight will appear in the end perfect regularity and proportion. But why was our nature formed so liable to fall short of it, in the sad degree that we often do?”
(T. Secker ) We have often heard people say there are no dumb questions. Yet, in reality, there are some dumb questions. Christian scholars have often been asked questions that either have no answer, or were just asked to justify one’s viewpoint, or to catch the other off-guard. Questions such as “Can God make a rock bigger than He can lift?” may sound intelligent, but really are nothing more than arrogant banter. It is far better to spend time discovering God rather than time trying to convince ourselves and others that we can outthink God. | 
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