Recently the writer was called in by a group of young people to share in a discussion on religion. In this discussion Christian Science seemed to be under attack.
As she looked upon the earnest faces of this group of teen-agers, representing a medley of Christian faiths, the writer saw clearly that in reality no Christian faith was being judged; only the various individuals' accepted beliefs about what was considered to be a new and heretic religion, but of which they were quite ignorant, were being judged; only ignorance, bias, and prejudice were before the bar of Truth. So whenever bias and prejudice came to the fore in the discussion, the writer firmly challenged them, and then there always came the earnest reply, "But we want to know." The experience ended amicably and with mutual respect.
"We want to know"! Throughout the New Testament this desire is declared. It was heard from the lips of Pilate when he demanded (John 18:38), "What is truth?" but he did not pursue the subject. The rich young man sought the answer from Jesus, but he did not want to meet the demands it made. The two earnest disciples on the road to Emmaus were awakened and enlightened, saying (Luke 24:32), "Did not our heart burn within us?" The Ethiopian declared to Philip (Acts 8:31), "How can I [understand], except some man should guide me?"
