Title: Is It Okay to Doubt?
Text: Luke 7:18-28, Isaiah 53:2-5, Romans 8:28
Author: Tim Melton
At times we talk with those who claim to be atheists. They have no room for faith in God. Many were
exposed to Christianity at some time in the past, maybe when they were younger. It is interesting when you ask, "when did you stop believing?" and many actually have a response. Some will say when my parents divorced. Others will say when a loved one died. Often they will name some hardship or
difficulty that they passed through. From their perspective it called God's character and existence into question and they walked away from Him.
As believers we are tempted to do the same. We may not walk away from the faith but how many times have we allowed difficulties to call God's faithfulness or even His love into question? How many times have we allowed our struggles to eclipse the never-ending love that God displayed by sending His Son to die on the cross for sinners such as us. How many times has our disobedience been caused by a heart of unbelief?
Today we will consider the question, "Is it okay to doubt?"
In Genesis 32 we find the story of a man named Jacob who wrestled with God. He wrestled with God throughout the night and in the morning, when the wrestling was over, God changed his name from Jacob to Israel. Israel means "one who struggles with God". Eventually his descendants were given the same name and are known as the nation of Israel, "The Ones Who Struggle With God." It is interesting that out of all the names that God could have chosen for His people, He chose this one.
The Christian faith is a relationship with Jesus Christ that definitely has its struggles. We struggle
between the temptations of the world and our desires for God. We struggle between our past habits of sin while learning to walk in the newness of the Christian life. We even struggle whether with belief from time to time.
In Mark 9:24 we see a similar picture of a Fath ...
Text: Luke 7:18-28, Isaiah 53:2-5, Romans 8:28
Author: Tim Melton
At times we talk with those who claim to be atheists. They have no room for faith in God. Many were
exposed to Christianity at some time in the past, maybe when they were younger. It is interesting when you ask, "when did you stop believing?" and many actually have a response. Some will say when my parents divorced. Others will say when a loved one died. Often they will name some hardship or
difficulty that they passed through. From their perspective it called God's character and existence into question and they walked away from Him.
As believers we are tempted to do the same. We may not walk away from the faith but how many times have we allowed difficulties to call God's faithfulness or even His love into question? How many times have we allowed our struggles to eclipse the never-ending love that God displayed by sending His Son to die on the cross for sinners such as us. How many times has our disobedience been caused by a heart of unbelief?
Today we will consider the question, "Is it okay to doubt?"
In Genesis 32 we find the story of a man named Jacob who wrestled with God. He wrestled with God throughout the night and in the morning, when the wrestling was over, God changed his name from Jacob to Israel. Israel means "one who struggles with God". Eventually his descendants were given the same name and are known as the nation of Israel, "The Ones Who Struggle With God." It is interesting that out of all the names that God could have chosen for His people, He chose this one.
The Christian faith is a relationship with Jesus Christ that definitely has its struggles. We struggle
between the temptations of the world and our desires for God. We struggle between our past habits of sin while learning to walk in the newness of the Christian life. We even struggle whether with belief from time to time.
In Mark 9:24 we see a similar picture of a Fath ...
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