Mysterian of the Question Mark

Greetings Oh Ye Questioners....Riddle me this?

Back in the 60's...I was delighted to see on T.V. my favorite comic book character come to life...on the T.V. show BATMAN. The Batman was not a superhero in the sense of other superheroes like Superman. He was a mere mortal...a Dark Detective...who had to use his mind and his mortal brawn to fight crime. he had a nifty utility belt...a lab in the Batcave...a Batarang to aid him in his battle for truth, justice, and the Gotham way.

The 60's television show lightened up the Dark Knight...and was played for laughs. It was fun and campy and that was O.K with me. The Batman fought an array of villains including villains like the Joker...The Penquin...Catwoman...King Tut... and my favorite...THE RIDDLER played by comedian and impressionist Frank Gorshin. The Riddler pushed The Batman to his mental limits as he left riddles for them to deduce where the next crime would take place. The large "?" on his costume says it all.

Questions are the hallmark for learning. When we stop asking questions...we stop learning. A child learns about life...in their formative years...by asking questions. Of course...their main question drives the adults crazy. What is that question? I'm glad you asked. That question is WHY? No matter what you say...the question is why?

STATEMENT: "Son...don't do that."
QUESTION: "Why?"
ANSWER: "Because I said so."
QUESTION: "Why?"
ANSWER: "Because that's the way it is."
QUESTION: "Why?"
ANSWER: "Because you will hurt yourself."
QUESTION: "Why?"
The adult probably is questioning himself..."Did I give birth to Question Mark and the Mysterians?" Of course...the answers might need to be a little more definitive than..."Because I said so."

Interrogative speech...are what as known as "The W Questions + How" Who, What, When, Where, Why and How...are the core of Inductive Bible Study. Kay Arthur...of Precept Ministries...really opened my eyes to this type of study. Whenever I am writing a Bible study, I take a verse...and then expand it by asking the W and H questions. The Bible...many times becomes it's own commentary.

Take John 3:16 for example:

1. Who? For God
2. What? So loved
3. Who? The world (the people not the dirt ball)
4. What? That He gave (sacrificed)
5. Who? His only begotten Son (aka Jesus)
6. Who? That whosoever (of the world)
7. How? Would believe
8. What? Would not perish
9. Why? But have eternal life.

WHO? You
WHAT? Need a Saviour
WHEN? Now
WHERE? At your computer screen as you read this.
WHY? To reconnect with God
HOW? Repent of your sins, believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, confess with you mouth Jesus is Lord.

FINAL THOUGHTS...FINALLY

Well...that's the prerogative of your interrogative. Any questions?

Love and Questioning Kisses
Rodney "Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How" Boyd