Doubt is the honest questioning that comes from a place of wanted to know.
Unbelief is the conscious choice to not believe.
Today at church we talked about doubt and the validity of it.
A list of people in the bible who struggled with doubt:
1. Thomas
2. John the Baptist
3. Jude and James
4. The Disciples
The thing that struck me about this list was these people witnessed miracles, touched the corporal body of Christ, were proclaimed the greatest prophet, and witnessed Jesus levitating into Heaven from earth.
If these great people who lived with Jesus doubted, then of course it is reasonable for us who have not seen of heard his voice to have doubt.
God asks us to have faith in Him. He is not afraid of our doubt. He knows who he is and if we doubt him and his promise it doesn't change him, the unchangeable.
Thank you for this. I like hearing your thoughts. And I've been thinking the same things.
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