Why the Answer Key is Wrong

One of the effects of the fall of man into sin is a manifest lack of patience. This has played itself out in every life ever lived since Adam and Eve. We want what we want, and we want it now. The whole world is guilty of making this the dominant trend, and we are all willing victims. No one, it seems, is innocent or invulnerable to the onslaught of “now”.

The Christian is just as vulnerable to this lack of patience, even when trying to learn about God and His ways. Having to listen to a sermon over twenty minutes, or having to pray for more than fifteen would probably put most of us into a deep sleep these days. The tendency is to want to have the answers without having to struggle with the questions. That is why we see so much teaching about the “7 principles of power”, or “10 steps to success”, or “5 keys to kingdom living”, etc., etc. Having the answers alone without knowing how to figure out the questions is not all it is cracked up to be, however.