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Essential Questions

The essential question we have at hand

Was it God who created man
Or was God an invention of a Jewish clan

Is the Bible the word of the Divine
Or a narrative spawned from human minds

Did Jesus arise from the grave
Or was his body simply stolen away

The answer to these questions holds eternal weight
And both sides require an element of faith

My intellect finds more evidence for a risen Jesus
Than for my ancestors evolving from a rhesus

Copyright © Kenneth Cheney | Year Posted 2022

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David Drowley Date: 8/24/2022 10:57:00 AM Well done. The last couplet is the answer. Login to Reply

Madathil Nair Date: 8/9/2022 9:26:00 AM Intractable conundrums indeed most poetically presented. Hope we have a conclusive answer that satisfies everybody. Till then may faith lead. Login to Reply

Caren Krutsinger Date: 4/28/2022 2:36:00 AM These are the best questions I have ever heard; I guess they are also MY questions, Kenneth. Well done! Bravo! Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 4/27/2022 7:36:00 PM question some ask, but I believe in our Lord God and his Son.. Congratulations on POTD. Login to Reply

Brandy Nicole Date: 4/27/2022 6:49:00 PM Questions will always be asked, because we are human and that is how we were created. "My intellect finds more evidence for a risen Jesus." Mine too, my dear friend. Such a thought provoking write, Kenneth. Congratulations, on Poem of the Day. Many wonderful blessings to you. Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 4/27/2022 1:13:00 PM Kenneth, there will always be questions, for me "he has risen" but I respect all beliefs and congratulations on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor ~ Constance Login to Reply

Heidi Sands Date: 4/27/2022 1:06:00 PM Congratulations for POTD :) Login to Reply

Paulette Calasibetta Date: 4/27/2022 1:02:00 PM Congratulations on your POTD! I think you aptly answered the question in the last couplet: My intellect finds etc. Bravo! :)Paulette Login to Reply

Tj Lewis Date: 4/27/2022 10:27:00 AM innovative and thought provoking no doubt... but I loved it because I laughed so well at its end. TJ Login to Reply

Christuraj Alex Date: 4/27/2022 10:14:00 AM Great conviction with a beautiful amalgamation faith, reason, analysis, thesis, antithesis and synthesis. Short and sweet. Congratulations! Login to Reply

Paula Goldsmith Date: 4/27/2022 9:40:00 AM Congratulations on your POTD win. Have a great/blessed day writing away................ Login to Reply

John Watt Date: 4/27/2022 9:35:00 AM Kenneth, thank you for posing these questions and allowing for thought-provoking dialog to occur in a public space. Congratulations on your POTD acknowledgement, enjoy your day in the spotlight! Login to Reply

L Milton Hankins Date: 4/27/2022 8:27:00 AM Congratulations on your P.O.T.D., Kenneth. Login to Reply

Gershon Wolf Date: 4/27/2022 6:57:00 AM Man in search of God... God in search of Man -- They met in the middle. (I don't really believe that; but it sounds 'Poetry Soupish,' doesn't it?!). Congrats on POTD, Kenneth. L'chaim! ~ Gershon Login to Reply

Bill Baker Date: 4/27/2022 6:13:00 AM Back to congratulate you for your POTD! Enjoy your special day in the sun, Kenneth. Well deserved! Bill Login to Reply

John Lawless Date: 4/27/2022 5:02:00 AM you mean we are not an ancestry of Rhesus Pieces..... Login to Reply John Watt Date: 4/27/2022 9:35:00 AM LOL, John

Regina Mcintosh Date: 4/27/2022 2:54:00 AM I believe in Jesus above all else and trust His written word. God bless you friend. Love, Gina Login to Reply

Unseeking Seeker Date: 4/27/2022 2:26:00 AM It’s speculative, Kennith. Moreover, we cannot use the mind to go beyond mind. However, the Akashic records affirm truth of resurrection, as a demonstration of man’s potential to transcend matter and limitations of organic form. Congrats on POTD Login to Reply

David Kavanagh Date: 4/27/2022 12:52:00 AM I think the answer Ken, is perhaps serendipitously in your poem, it’s human “intellect” alone that gives us the ability to ask such questions, and indeed sets us apart, choice comes next, congratulations on a thought provoking potd Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 4/27/2022 12:35:00 AM I suppose we all have different ideas on the answers to those questions Kenneth. Quite a thought provoking verse. Congratulations on the honour of POTD. Tom Login to Reply

Bill Baker Date: 4/27/2022 12:13:00 AM I agree, Kenneth. Your poem will encourage a lot of meaningful thought. Thanks for sharing your thoughts through your poetry. Your poet friend in Texas, Bill Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 4/26/2022 4:23:00 PM this is SO cool. Love how you ended it. A fave. Login to Reply

Swetha Vangaveti Date: 4/26/2022 12:13:00 PM Thoughtful lines! My fave! Login to Reply

Panagiota Romios Date: 4/26/2022 11:08:00 AM Exceptional, Kenneth. Truthful to yourself. My kind of Poet. There is no coyness about you being a follower of Jesus. You have an authentic heart. True to yourself. In these times, group think nearly squashes authenticity. Sad, very sad. I am your new follower. Delighted to meet you. Yours, Pangie Login to Reply

Gershon Wolf Date: 4/26/2022 11:01:00 AM Great questions! (Please see soupmail. Thanks). :) gw Login to Reply