The scriptures encourage us to prove all things and to hold fast (grasp tightly) to that which is good. The point is that once something is identified as good you stop questioning and grasp onto it. Today there is a mentality which says "Question Everything" and so question they do, they question God, authority in general, even the laws of physics are being questioned. While I wholeheartedly encourage healthy questions, there can be a questioning which is rebelliousness in nature, it is vexing to the soul and which borders on blasphemy. Mankind has come to the place where good answers exist and yet they are so caught up in the spirit of questioning everything that they are in fact unable to see what is right in front of them, that which is good. I will define good as that which is wholesome for us and brings peace and tranquility to us and those around us (i.e. Accepting Gods free gift of His Son to atone for our sins brings salvation which produces peace and tranquility to us; His Spirit transforms our lives and makes us better human beings which brings peace and tranquility to others). The idea of being on a quest for knowledge is that when one finds what is good that they hold fast to it otherwise you become one who gropes in darkness unable to see light in anything. There is a curse that God puts upon the rebellious who are not really lovers of the truth or lovers of what is good but rather they crave to break into some secret knowledge, some holy grail something new and fantastic (that really does not exist and so their quest is in vain), we read of them in the scriptures:2 Timothy 3:1-6 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, note 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."
The last verse sums it up best: "Ever learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth"; this is a curse and it is very real. While we are indebted to some of the great scientific minds of the past generations for their discoveries in the areas of medicine, astronomy, physics, ect...still there is one fatal flaw in science; it is that faith (a major component of life) does not mix well in the scientific mind. Science and faith do not mix well, you will come to the point where you must choose one or the other. How, for instance, does science deal with what men of faith accept such as the parting of the Red Sea and Jesus walking on the water, healing the sick or raising the dead. For that matter how does science handle the resurrection itself? It seeks to come up with some plausible explanation or else they dismiss it all together when in fact miracles are not plausible (that is why they are miracles). Science feels the need to dress things up and explain everything when in fact there are things that are inexplicable. This is rooted in the feeling that man can discover everything and can, given enough time, explain everything. We have scientist who are believers so do not misunderstand what I am saying, I am not putting down scientists or even science itself since I acknowledge we need both (one of the greatest men I have ever know was a chemical scientist). What I am saying is that somewhere along the line one must win out over the other and once the truth is discovered whether or not it agrees with science it is in fact the truth and we would find the greater peace to hold fast to it.
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