The Benefit Of Doubt!
"Are you the Coming One,
or do we look for another?"
Matthew 11:
3
There’s a difference between doubt and unbelief.
The latter involves the heart. Doubt is a matter of
a rational mind asking good questions, often
during periods of stress.
John the Baptist had a moment in Matthew 11.
It did not upset Jesus. God isn’t scared by our
doubts. He uses our doubts to draw us closer
to Himself. He has solid answers for honest
questions.
If your children or grandchildren are asking
questions, or if you are, don’t panic.
Learn
to search out the answers.
Josh Rasmussen is a philosopher who went
from Christianity to atheism. But his honest
questions led him to evidence that drove
him back to God.
Rasmussen wrote: “The biggest threat to the
discovery of God, and productive truth seeking
more broadly is blind faith. Seek truth. Follow
the evidence. Align with reason. You may come
to discover the foundation of reality is greater
than you had imagined.”
"When people fight their way through their
doubts to the conviction that Jesus Christ
is Lord, they have attained to a certainty
that those who unthinkingly accept things
can never reach."
William Barclay