5 Questions That Made Me Rethink My Faith (And Chase Something Deeper)
There’s a version of faith that feels… comfortable.
Predictable.
Familiar.
Wrapped in the traditions you’ve always known.
And then there’s the kind of faith that starts asking questions.
The kind that doesn’t settle.
The kind that wrestles.
The kind that quietly whispers,
“But what if there’s more?”
My Faith Was Real—But My Questions Were Too
I didn’t grow up disconnected from God.
I grew up in a Christian home.
Went to Christian school.
Did all the “right” things.
And I’m genuinely grateful for it—because it gave me a deep love for Jesus and for Scripture that I still carry today.
But over the past year, something shifted.
Not a loss of faith…
But a hunger for deeper understanding.
Because here’s the truth:
Real faith isn’t afraid of questions.
In fact, theology itself is simply this:
Faith seeking understanding.
And when I started seeking…
I started uncovering things I had never been taught before.
1. How Did the Early Church Function Without the Bible?
This question stopped me in my tracks.
Because for hundreds of years, Christians lived out their faith without a completed Bible.
No New Testament in their hands.
No printed Scripture to reference.
So how did they do it?
They relied on:
The teachings of the apostles
Oral tradition
The disciples of the apostles themselves
Which led me to dive into the writings of early church leaders like:
Ignatius of Antioch
Polycarp
Clement of Rome
Justin Martyr
And what I found?
Honestly… it shook me.
Because what they described didn’t look much like the modern American church.
In fact…
It looked a lot more like what we would call “ancient” Christianity.
2. Who Actually Put the Bible Together?
This was something I had never really stopped to consider.
If Scripture is the ultimate authority…
Who decided what counted as Scripture?
It turns out, the Bible as we know it wasn’t formally compiled until the late 4th century.
Through councils like:
Council of Rome
Council of Hippo
Council of Carthage
These gatherings prayerfully discerned which books were truly inspired.
And realizing that?
It challenged me.
Because it meant the early Church played a significant role in preserving and defining the very Scripture I trusted.
3. Why Are Some Bibles Missing Books?
This one surprised me the most.
I had always heard that certain traditions added books to the Bible.
But as I studied history, I discovered something different.
During the Reformation, Martin Luther questioned several Old Testament books and separated them.
Eventually, some of those writings were removed entirely from many modern Bibles.
And that raised a difficult question:
If these books were included for centuries… what changed?
4. Why Are There So Many Denominations?
At some point, I couldn’t ignore this anymore.
If we all believe in:
One God
One Bible
One truth
Then why are there tens of thousands of interpretations?
Different beliefs about:
Communion
Salvation
Baptism
Authority
All coming from the same source.
And it made me wrestle with this idea:
If Scripture is the only authority…
why doesn’t it produce unity?
Instead, it often produces division.
And that tension didn’t sit right with me.
5. What Is Truth—Really?
This might have been the biggest question of all.
Because we live in a world that says:
“Your truth is valid”
“My truth is different”
“Truth is subjective”
But deep down…
I knew I didn’t want my version of truth.
I wanted the truth.
Even if it challenged me.
Even if it stretched me.
Even if it looked different than what I had always known.
Because God is not a God of confusion.
And truth isn’t meant to be fractured into thousands of versions.
When Faith Gets Uncomfortable (In the Best Way)
Here’s what I’ve learned:
Asking questions doesn’t weaken your faith.
It refines it.
It strips away assumptions.
It exposes gaps.
It invites you into something deeper than surface-level belief.
And yes—it can feel unsettling.
But sometimes, discomfort is the doorway to clarity.
Where This Journey Is Leading
This isn’t about tearing anything down.
It’s about building something stronger.
Something rooted.
Something historical.
Something aligned with the earliest expressions of Christianity.
And I’m not claiming to have all the answers.
But I am committed to seeking them.
Want to Explore This With Me?
If you’ve ever found yourself asking:
“Is there more to this?”
“What did early Christians actually believe?”
“How did we get here?”
You’re not alone.
And you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.
Join the Conversation
We’re diving deeper into these questions through:
Podcast episodes
Interviews
A guided book study of Rome Sweet Home by Scott Hahn
Join the book club + community discussion here
Final Thought
Faith that never asks questions…
never grows.
So don’t be afraid to seek.
Because God isn’t hiding from your questions.
He meets you in them.
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