One of the hard things about struggling with doubt is this accompanying second-hand problem—where you are not only feeling doubts, but you’re feeling guilty for feeling doubts. The Bible never says that doubt is a good thing—because faith trusts. But, on the other hand, the Bible never says we’re to succumb to a death spiral […]
When Christ saved me from legalism and led me a saving knowledge of Him, tendrils of legalism remained wrapped on me. Every sin I caught myself in was further ammunition I used against any assurance of salvation I had. As I stood worshipping alongside my friends at my Christian university, I put on a smile,
Dear Timothy, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. My dear brother in Christ, the world will try to press you into its God-denying mold when it comes to gauging your success in ministry. The world, and perhaps a good many well-meaning, but carnal-minded, people in your congregation,
There are growing pains in our home. I have a preteen and a teen and each day I witness my children stretch and grow and mature into young men. The growing process isn’t easy, as youth hover somewhere between childhood and adulthood. It’s often an awkward season. Teens seem to grow inches overnight, struggle to
Mary came into my office to discuss a personal dilemma she was facing. She had recently applied to a missions agency to be considered for an international ministry assignment. In an initial interview with the agency, she had struggled to articulate an adequate answer to a simple question: “Do you have assurance of your salvation?”
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Ever heard one of these claims? Perhaps you’ve even said one yourself. Over the years, we’ve heard them all—but they’re all false, or at least they imply a falsehood. Common claims by Non-Christians: Science proves the Bible is wrong. Evolution is science, but the Bible is religion. Evolutionists believe in science, but creationists reject science.
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Recently, my son and I went on a campus tour of a local university. In many ways, the university is a wonderful place where young people can explore, experiment, and grow intellectually, but all too often universities can also be the place where young people lose their faith. We live in an age of doubt.
Doubt is a major problem for Christian believers, but we are very reluctant to admit it. We are reluctant, of course, to admit many spiritual problems, like anger, anxiety, and envy. But doubt may be the hardest to admit, because doubt seems to be the opposite of faith itself. The Heidelberg Catechism Q 21, says
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