Curious – Is it a Sin to Doubt (3 of 5)
Series: Curious
Joey Rodgers
Matthew 11:1-11
Who am I? I was born in Germany in 1879 and did not begin speaking until around age 4. At age 5, my father gave me a pocket compass that captivated my mind stirring in me a curiosity for all thing math and physics. Thru-out my life, I was known for my work in relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum physics – and I was even asked to be the President of Israel. I’m famous for many profound quips including:
We cannot solve our problems w/ the same thinking we used when to created them.
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity – and I'm not sure about the former.
The difference b/w stupidity/genius is genius has limits
Who am I? ANSWER – I am Albert Einstein
Now, let me share one of my favorite Einstein quotes: I have no special talent. I’m only passionately curious.
To be curious is to have the urge to explore to know and learn something new. It’s to be inquisitive about life. Curiosity is one of life’s greatest pure motivators.
A few weeks ago, we began looking into a few of our curious questions pertaining to faith, religion, and culture. So far, we’ve looked at the question of God’s existence and is Jesus the only way to God. Today I want to answer the question – Is it a sin to have doubt?
Now, I’m not sure who asked this question, but let me make this simple and then go back and explain – NO! Having doubt is NOT a sin. Yet what a person does w/ their doubt will either lead to belief/unbelief.
To be sure, doubt is NOT just a Christian problem; it’s a human problem. We’ve all had doubts at some point in time b/c in the absence of certainty, by nature, it’s nearly impossible not to have questions. Why? B/c doubt is part of the human condition.
Now faith… is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your ch ...
Series: Curious
Joey Rodgers
Matthew 11:1-11
Who am I? I was born in Germany in 1879 and did not begin speaking until around age 4. At age 5, my father gave me a pocket compass that captivated my mind stirring in me a curiosity for all thing math and physics. Thru-out my life, I was known for my work in relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum physics – and I was even asked to be the President of Israel. I’m famous for many profound quips including:
We cannot solve our problems w/ the same thinking we used when to created them.
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity – and I'm not sure about the former.
The difference b/w stupidity/genius is genius has limits
Who am I? ANSWER – I am Albert Einstein
Now, let me share one of my favorite Einstein quotes: I have no special talent. I’m only passionately curious.
To be curious is to have the urge to explore to know and learn something new. It’s to be inquisitive about life. Curiosity is one of life’s greatest pure motivators.
A few weeks ago, we began looking into a few of our curious questions pertaining to faith, religion, and culture. So far, we’ve looked at the question of God’s existence and is Jesus the only way to God. Today I want to answer the question – Is it a sin to have doubt?
Now, I’m not sure who asked this question, but let me make this simple and then go back and explain – NO! Having doubt is NOT a sin. Yet what a person does w/ their doubt will either lead to belief/unbelief.
To be sure, doubt is NOT just a Christian problem; it’s a human problem. We’ve all had doubts at some point in time b/c in the absence of certainty, by nature, it’s nearly impossible not to have questions. Why? B/c doubt is part of the human condition.
Now faith… is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your ch ...
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