Before the next time you write a piece, please look up the phrase "Begging the question" and learn its meaning. It does NOT mean "Suggesting the question", which is how you used it, three times, so it wasn't just a slip. Granted that a lot of people misuse the phrase these days -- it's now part of the vernacular -- but it's still a mistake to use it that way.
"Begging the question" is the name of a logical fallacy. It's a logical error.
IMO, when you propose to question Christian spiritual doctrine, scripture, and a few millennia of religious thought and belief, it's probably best that you know what you're writing. Please don't undercut your own serious intent by making repeated mistakes of language usage.
That said, your essay was interesting and I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for posting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question
“Begging the question" is the name of a logical fallacy. It's a logical error.”
Begging the question is the logical error of assuming that which you are seeking to prove.
Begging the Question at Merriam Webster Begging the question means "to elicit a specific question as a reaction or response," and can often be replaced with "a question that begs to be answered." -Merriam Webster
"Begging The Question" has several meanings. Including a logical fallacy. Or as I use it in this context, "a question that begs to be answered".
That statement of course begs the question on which the entire Congress and the state legislatures and the Supreme Court have been stalled for years,.. -William F. Buckley In an article about John Kerry's pro choice remarks, William F. Buckley used "begs the question" in the same context that I do.
So I'm pretty sure that my usage is correct.
Thank you for your kind words. :)