The short answer is: probably. There are:
- questions Christianity can answer right now with confidence
- questions Christianity promises we will know after we die
- questions God may answer after we die
- questions on what will happen in the future
- questions that God may answer an individual (private questions such as why one's child dies)
Christian epistemology
In Christianity, a lot depends on what God decides to reveal to us. These are either truths about Him or aspects of the world that cannot be measured by science, which are what this answer will focus on. These are questions that only Philosophy and Religion can answer, such as:
- the immeasureable aspects of the world: the why questions, how God sustains the world, etc.
- non physical human questions: meaning of life, what a true human flourishing looks like, etc.
- the existence, role, and purpose of immaterial beings (angels, demons, spirits, rulers, principalities, etc.) and how they affect us
- the nature of God and what God wants of us
Christianity teaches that we have to rely on God for those truths because although reason may have some inkling to those truths (because God endows reason with his image) only God can know them infallibly. Secondly, Christianity teaches a God that we can trust NOT to deceive us, out of His Goodness. In other words, the Christian God is a God who wants us to flourish with His Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Love, Grace, etc. Christians can then be confident Christianity will NOT be just another myth or fantasy or speculation or even conspiracy theory. Our trust in God makes us able to rely on those truths to take risk in making difficult decisions in our life, such as sacrificing creature comfort for a good cause, or even giving our life to save our spouse / child in times of danger. We have examples of Christian martyrs and saints who trust God in this way.
Christianity teaches that God reveals those truths in several ways (different denominations have different mix and priorities):
- Through the measurable world that our 5 senses can perceive plus the aid of our scientific instruments
- Through the light of reason that are embedded in every human being
- Through the light of faith that God gives to us in our soul
- Through God's own incarnation as a human being in Jesus Christ
- Through His prophets and apostles whose writings are recorded in the Bible
- Through the teachings of faith/community/church leaders that are led by the God, including those who designate certain writings/creeds/ confessions as sacred/trustworthy
- Through the private revelations to those gifted by God such as contemporary prophets or saints
Examples
Questions Christianity can answer right now with confidence
Questions Christianity promises we will know after we die
Questions God may answer after we die
Questions on what will happen in the future
Questions that God may answer an individual
(to be continued)