"... but the indications I get from those statements are that this individual ultimately hasn't progressed very far intellectually or challenged their beliefs strongly enough."
And they might feel the same way about you if you told them your belief that I quoted above.
People are diverse. Even people who describe themselves in a personal account as a Jesus lover will have differences in their beliefs and how they express those. You might not even know about their beliefs in the workplace.
Also, the church today isn't like the church from a hundred years ago. The church accepts that God can work through science. Meaning you can believe in both simultaneously.
And they might feel the same way about you if you told them your belief that I quoted above.
People are diverse. Even people who describe themselves in a personal account as a Jesus lover will have differences in their beliefs and how they express those. You might not even know about their beliefs in the workplace.
Also, the church today isn't like the church from a hundred years ago. The church accepts that God can work through science. Meaning you can believe in both simultaneously.