Doubting god exists book

For some reason i can believe that god exists but i cant believe he is big enough to choose a man in the middle east to be god. William lane craig takes the reader on a tour of the arguments and does his best to debunk the notion that belief in god is intellectually indefensible. Faith is believing that god exists and that his intent is only good for those who are seeking after him. That does not mean that we cannot look at the evidence as to whether or not god exists. I have onethe very finest railroad watch made, a 23jewel watch. This is how god handles our doubts by ed cyzewski by rachel held evans, on august 19, 2014. Even those with faith in god struggle with doubt on occasion and say with the man in mark 9, i do believe. Feeling like there is no resolution can leave you depressed and even angry.

The second way christians can stop doubting god is prayer. The key to walking with god through doubt is three steps. Christians cannot prove god the existence of god with absolute certainty, nor can atheists disprove his existence with any certainty. But a life of doubting god s existence and if your doubt causes you to truly turn from god in an ultimate way, then your doubt does mean you are not a christian. This time, job is arguing that by the rules of that logic, god shouldnt be punishing him. Armstrong clearly shows the intricacy of gods design and the absurdity of the evolutionary model.

God s children knows of his existence and truly believe that he is god, and that jesus is the messiah who died and rose and is salvation. God is waiting for us on the other side of consistent practices, and in our darkest places. For a deeper look at the evidence for gods existence and questions about science and god, see my second book, talking with your kids about god. A doubleminded man is unstable in all his ways james said in chapter 1 of his book. Archbishop of canterbury admits doubts about existence of god. Read and absorb as much as you can, attend various church services with an open mind. The thought that god doesnt exist enters my mind periodically. God must exist because if he didnt control whether goodness exists in the created universes, then ward would eat his mother and he doesnt like the idea of eating his mother. Bobby and his wife, heather, are speakers for family lifes weekend to remember marriage conferences. Atheism, or the willful rejection of gods existence, is a sin against the virtue of religion since god has adequately revealed himself in nature catechism of the catholic church 2125, rom. So at the core of our questioning of who, what, why, when and how we must believe that gods intent toward us is only good all the time.

Some of us might struggle with circumstantial doubt. But what i would say is it doesnt get traction in my mind. God is able and is more than willing to build an intimate relationship with you. In the out with doubt program, kyle butt presents lessons to help us prove that god exists and understand that the bible is gods wor. Prayer may be the most difficult discipline to develop in the believers life, but it is also the most rewarding. How can god be good when there is suffering in the world. How can i be sure that jesus is the only way to heaven. If i could give you good evidence to show that god exists. And when you are reading atheistic literature it is kind of put there. There were those who saw god as the creator as in the creator of the world in the book of genesis, those who saw god as the giver of the law as in leviticus, those who saw god as the punitive judge as in the story of the noah and the great flood, those who saw god as the covenant maker as in the ten commandments, those who saw god as the one. So, we see that doubting gods word and skepticism have a very long pedigree, as it were, in the bible and in human lifeall the way from satan to eve, sarah, lots wife, jobs wife, the. This lecture catapulted me into a whirlwind of doubts and confusion. There are two primary ways christians can stop doubting god.

Likewise, moments of doubting god s existence do not mean you are not a christian. If you know for sure that you are saved, just command the voices to go away and deny them. But it is hard to trust a stranger, or even an occasional acquaintance. The answer will be yes, god exists, as human beings in the twentieth century, we certainly can reasonably believe in godeven more so in the christian godand perhaps even more easily today than a few decades or centuries ago. But again, if you are a true christian, you know you dont doubt him in your heart of hearts. I was surprised to find that there was scientific evidence for the existence of god. Lewis, who was an atheist before he was converted to christianity, acknowledged that just as the christian has his moments of doubt, so does the atheist. Does god exist and 51 other compelling questions about god and the bible bobby conway, j. I needed an accurate watch with a very plain dial for timing broadcasts. Doubting god how can i overcome doubt in my relationship. After over 40 years of not believing that god exists, i was dared by a christian friend to read a book. Ive learned that god is found when we put words into action. The book of james points toward doubt laden prayers not being answered and jesus told his followers to pray with confidence. Ive grown up in arkansas in the bible belt my entire life and of course of been surrounded by churches, christianity, and an unquestioning.

God must exist because if he didnt control whether goodness exists in the created universes, then ward would eat his mother and he doesnt like the idea of eating. These characters are all about asking questions to get their listeners thinkingthey dont really want an answer. I had come to this hasty conclusion after a professor had given a long lecture on why god is a myth. Jesus said that blessed are those that believe without seeing me, so dont let doubt ruin your faith in god and jesus christ. So lift up your head and know for sure that he truly exists. If youre where i was for a long time, doubt has become a large ball of tangled spiritual yarn in your mind. There were those who saw god as the creator as in the creator of the world in the book of genesis, those who saw god as the giver of the law as in leviticus, those who saw god as the punitive judge as in the story of the noah and the great flood, those who saw god as the covenant maker as in the ten commandments, those who saw god as the one who tests us as in the story of job, those who saw god as the faithful lover as in the book of hosea, those who saw god as the one to uphold justice as. In the bible, we often see believers questioning god such as habakkuk who asks why is this evil happening.

They live in north carolina with their two teenagers, haley and dawson. I was wondering about some matters pertaining to truth, specifically the truth of the bible and existence of god. He wrote, believe in god, and you will have to face hours when it seems obvious that this material world is the only reality. I want to know how you can prove that god exists and how to prove that christianity is the only true religion.

Doubting god how can i overcome doubt in my relationship with god. I honestly 100% believe god exists, and that jesus died for our sins, and that there is a heaven and hell, but one day this nagging voice in the back of my mind kept saying god doesnt exist and youre stupid for believing in christianity, and since then ive been dealing. In order to be freed of his doubt and contention with god, job had to come face to face with the living god. Im doubting the truth of the bible and gods existence. Does god exist and 51 other compelling questions about. In mark 9, god helps his people process doubt by describing three kinds of unbelief. Does god exist and 51 other compelling questions about god and the bible. But this story is about more than just mass destruction. I have developed a hunger to do as the god i hope exists would have me do. How i got out of the darkness of doubt when i thought god. I was also doubting before to the point i backslid but through gods grace, i was brought back again to the church. Ive been doubting if god is real for over 10 years now. This book will convince you that belief in god is reasonable and rational a matter of fact and not faith, so you can know that he exists. Reviews of books with scientific evidence that god exists.

If god is my heavenly father, why did i lose my job. He never really found answers to his questions about suffering and oppression and injustice this way. And i dont want any replies like,you will know he is real because of your personal experience. The archbishop of canterbury has admitted to having doubts about the existence of god and disclosed that, on a recent morning jog with his dog, he questioned why the almighty had failed to. No matter how unlikely a feared consequence, if there exists even the fraction of a percent of a possibility that it could occur, the. I was walking to church one day having meditated on romans 1 where it says, what can be known about god is plain to them, because god has shown it to them. God does exist, the bible is reliable and jesus really did rise from the dead. How to know god exists books living waters publications. The only kind that filled the need was a railroad watch. Im christian, but i now cant stop doubting god exists. Most importantly, pray to god for him to strengthen your faith. Everybody knows thats a book of mythology and legend and make believe and wishful thinking. God is a spiritual being and is outside the reach of empirical scientific research. But if you do really doubt god s existence, then you are not saved.

But because i know doubting is tough to go through, i want to help you with four actions from author mike licona that will help you examine your doubts and come out with an even stronger faith. Today i am excited to share a guest post from my friend ed cyzewski, adapted from his new book, a christian survival guide. The best analogy i can think of is that its as though i was walking in what i thought was a world of color and beauty, but in doing my best to live for god, those old colors were so pale by comparison to what i see now. In times you face the battle against doubts and fears, keep these three points in mind. It fits a constantly reforming life of faith and its maturation. Every thinking person has struggled with the problem of doubt. But ultimately, a heady dialogue on the nature of god could never settle those things for him. Frank turek author of stealing from god and coauthor of i dont have enough faith to be an atheist bobby conway shows you the causes of doubt, the solutions to doubt, the benefits of doubt, and why you should start doubting your doubts. When youre struggling to believe, prayer feels almost impossible its the last thing you want to do because youre doubting god is even there. He is the author of the fifth gospel and doubting toward faith and is the founding host of the oneminute apologist. But we cannot ignore all the stories where gods people doubted. Bible verses about doubt read bible scriptures about the importance of not giving in to doubt because nothing is too hard for god. This passage highlights one of the book of jobs best style choices. After that first book, i found other books with more scientific evidence.