It is a wistful longing to be sure of the things in which we trust. So far, I haven’t heard from an atheist offering an insight on what gives them pause in affirming atheism (i.e. One request I would make is that further replies also include some indication of whether you’re a Christian, an atheist, agnostic, or something else (i.e.
We have our own general contracting business. Voluntary doubt about the faith disregards or refuses to hold as true what God has revealed and the Church proposes for belief.
Think of your faith as a lifeline to God. Dr. Elmer Towns is a college and seminary professor, an author of popular and scholarly works (the editor of two encyclopedias), a popular seminar lecturer, and dedicated worker in Sunday school, and has developed over 20 resource packets for leadership education.His personal education includes a B.S. But doubt is something quite different. We can explain all the data and there are no difficulties at all. Be specific with the doubt you are having. Thankfully, in most cases, these doubters eventually return to the faith.
If anybody believes his claims in his confident presentation and then later finds out about the evidence that he was lying about, doubt will be cast on everything this scientist has said. We live on a little farmette in rural Pennsylvania. Thanks Glenn for an honest thoughtful and interesting post, and the discussion it has prompted. If I’m being honest, all positions have their strong points, but all have holes as well (some bigger than others). But easily the norm, in my experience and that of pretty much everyone I know, as far as I can tell anyway, whether they would acknowledge it or not, is that the outcome of events when we pray for a specific outcome appears to be pretty much the same outcome that I would have expected if nobody had prayed. Doubt arises within the context of faith.
Sometimes we doubt our salvation; other times we doubt God’s love.
I’ve been a Christian for roughly 30 years (since I was 5), but in the last 2-3 years problems like this, and other struggles relating to inerrancy (or the lack thereof), seem to be pulling my faith from me. Look to the promises of God; savor them; accept them. Mark 9:14-27 illustrates this when the father of a demonic possessed son looks to Jesus to cure him and says to Jesus “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” new creation… for eternity. If sin were not the instigating problem before, it becomes the chronic problem now. The following two tabs change content below. Etc. Unbelief is when people willfully set themselves against a biblical teaching. Taken from “When Faith Wavers” by In Touch Ministries (used by permission). You may always, to some degree, live in the land of doubt. Of course. 3. Have you read C.S. Many of us became believers at an early age, with a faith mediated through our parents whom we trusted implicitly. Required fields are marked *, Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can grow in your faith and mature as you deal with doubt!
John 17:17 says “your word is truth,” and Romans 10:17 says “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Faith is the opposite of doubt; therefore the way to get rid of doubt (emotional or intellectual) is to replace your doubts with truth. Another cause for uncertainty is ignorance. A lot of us are still working through these matters. Doubt of a specific theology, scriptural or deistic, may bring into question the truth of th… They want to believe, but they just need some help to believe. But placing our faith in the Lord and trusting in His good and perfect ways gives us stability as we wait for His answer. Right. It is a deliberate decision to reject Jesus Christ and all that He stands for. Doubt arises within the context of faith.
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