Does Curiosity Kill the Christian?

What is curiosity? I picture curiosity as a person thumbing through books in a massive library, with winding staircases leading to more and more bookcases. A finger sliding along each bookbinding, stopping to peek inside some and allowing others to lead them to a wingback chair for further exploration. 

But curiosity also sketches another picture for me: My lean, yellow barn cat with her twitching tail ready to slink inside a live-trap meant for the raccoons eating our horse food.

In Christian spheres, people paint curiosity a few different ways. In some circles, it’s praised almost as a spiritual discipline that we should partake in if we wish to know God and grow in holiness. In other circles it’s a dangerous practice where believers shouldn’t even acknowledge the words of someone they disagree with on secondary or tertiary issues.

But what if the faithful Christian can be both curious and discerning?

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