A couple of weeks ago, the staff where I work went to a local Chinese restaurant for lunch. While there, we got the customary fortune cookie.
Fortune cookies are always fun. Inside their golden goodness lies a simple, little fortune. A word of wisdom, encouragement, or puzzling statement. Now, as much fun as the fortune cookies are, everyone knows there isn't any real substance to the fortunes inside. They're just generic statements some company prints out on paper.
While looking at my little fortune, it dawned on me that these pat, little answers are very similar to the way we talk about Jesus in the company of others. I was reminded of the many Bible studies I've sat in where older, supposedly mature Christians would respond to questions in the Bible study by giving generic, easy answers.
I pick on those who are supposed to be mature believers, because, well, they're supposed to be. Instead, I've witnessed time and time again where a deep question gets an easy answer with no real meaning. But, most believers fall in this category.
The reason for fortune cookie Christianity??? The answer is simple. We don't know our Bibles. That's it. There's a reason to read your Bible.
Someday you'll be faced with questions about your faith. If you don't know what the Bible says, you'll look as foolish as a mature believer who gives pat answers to complex questions.
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