Deconstruction or Imagining Faith: Rondall Reynoso

I realized when others in that Facebook group were discussing their deconstruction stories that my experience was not rooted in violence or tearing anything down. It was a creative act rooted in the imagination. I never really deconstructed my faith so much as I reimagined it. It probably looks a lot like deconstruction. I asked, and continue to ask, a lot of questions. What if? Is that true? Does it have to mean that? Am I just relying on my assumptions? Did God really say?

An uncomfortable question

That last question makes people uncomfortable. The Serpent asked that question in the Garden but one can ask the same question in defiance or in faith. I can ask, “Did God really say?” as a tool to help lead myself away from God. That is what was happening in the garden. Or, I can ask “Did God really say?” because I am trying to better understand who God is because I am seeking Him and trying to create a better understanding His true character.

I ask questions not because I am seeking to justify my lack of faith. I ask questions because I confess to God, “I believe, help my unbelief.” Further, I ask questions as a creative act, to construct a faith rooted in the truth of God rather than the cultural habits, assumptions, and biases of my evangelical faith tradition.

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