We hear a lot about diversity these days but one aspect of diversity that we hear little about is diversity of thought. It seems that everyone wants everyone else to agree with them and the Christian community is no exception. After all, did not Jesus pray to God that Christians should be as one?
“that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” (John 17:21-22 ESV)
The problem is that we are finite; we are limited in our knowledge and this brings disagreements as to what is true. Evidence of this is that we have so many Christian religions and denominations who, reading from the same book, at time disagree profoundly.
Being finite means none of us has complete knowledge about any topic which means there is a great possibility we are in error in many of our beliefs. Therefore, should not we seek a diversity of ideas to correct the errors in our beliefs?
Now this does not mean that we should not have firmly held beliefs and should not try to persuade others to accept our beliefs. But we must never forget that we are finite, that we must seek a diversity of ideas, and that we must be willing to change our beliefs if we find sufficient evidence to do so.
