Do we have an intrinsic tendency to follow God because we are genuinely interested in the life faith brings us and believe it to be the way we are meant to live? Or do we merely follow religion out of extrinsic interests, guarding a possible reward after we die or out of fear of punishment? Is it out of a curiosity of the unknown or is it out of fear of the unknown? Some of us are intrigued by religion, but much more by faith, a quest of an unknown, a thirst to discover what is hidden in the Word, a hunger for a wisdom that is simply waiting to be unveiled. Sometimes it is doubt that drives us. Sometimes it is certainty. For some, the urge to follow Christ or experience faith or seek to know more about the unknown is internal. For others, making sure they maintain an outward display of what living a Christian life is supposed to look like is influenced by external factors.
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