Doubting my Christian religion

You’re confused about your religion because, honestly, it doesn’t make any sense.

There’s really only one way to resolve the doubt, and that is to approach your faith scientifically. Rather than trying to reaffirm it, put it to the test. If it’s true, it will withstand all testing. If it isn’t, you’ll find out soon enough.

Isn’t truth more valuable than mere belief? If you think it is, then test your beliefs.

So how do you test it? Read what critics and skeptics have to say about it.

I am glad you are thinking about these things - many people do not give their myths enough scrutiny (as evident from the fist couple of replies).

Statements like “YES IT HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW GOD COULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN, MAINLY BECAUSE YOUR A HUMAN” (what’s with the caps?) could also be rephrased as : “Yes, it is hard to understand how the universe could have always been, mainly because you’re human” and still make just as much sense. It’s the concept of infinity here that is the issue, not god.

At the end of the day, there is NO proof that a deity created the universe and make a little place for you to reside in it. It all comes down to a matter of faith - believing because you believe.

No one has ever been able to definitely show a reason why the universe requires creation without resorting to the infinite regression issue you face here. They just wave their arms in the air and say “God was always there” without providing any evidence that this is actually the case.

What’s more, such proof would be evidence of a deist god and not any one god in particular. Further evidence is required to assert Allah, Xenu, Vishnu, Baal, Zeus, Wotan, or Yahweh was responsible. Such evidence has not been forth coming because there seems to be no way to determine this. Again, it all comes down to a matter of faith.

Of course, many of the gods reportedly responsible dislike “false gods” with extreme prejudice. “Kill the infidel” and “stone the unbeliever” are common phrases in popular “holy texts”. Surely an all loving god would not advocate such behaviour? Surely an all knowing god would not create a universe where billions of people were destined for hell for the crime of not believing in him in the face of a complete lack of evidence.

Keep thinking :)

Hi Fau, as mankind our minds and ability to understand is finite (limited) - the Bible makes it clear ‘His thoughts are not your thoughts, His ways, your ways’ - in other words, we don’t have or are capable of having the ‘Big Picture’, HE is - we all go through peaks and valleys - we’re up and down in our faith/steadfastness, HE is not - always the same (yesterday, today, tomorrow) - even when a saved person drifts and doesn’t feel the closeness, the Holy Spirit, who dwells within the believer will petition/pray daily to Him on your behalf - the one thing/sacrifice we are to make today (daily) is ‘Praise’ Him - that’s the very reason we were created in the first place - you ask: who created God ?, only He will be able to answer that when we get to Heaven and we probably won’t even have to ask because we will take on His mind in His presence - so, don’t worry, we all have ups and downs (times when we feel closer than others), WE ARE NO LESS SAVED, HAVEING BEEN BOUGHT WITH A PRICE !! Jesus on the Cross…Hope this helps !!

* “the bible says to keep your faith in God. do not look to the left or to the right .”

Indeed it does say that. …all the more reason for suspicion. Charlatans and used car salesmen scream “trust me” louder than anyone else.

I believe she asked for CHRISTIAN help (toadaly&jaceb)

its okay to doubt everyone does it. it sometimes even makes your faith stronger.. basiclee123 is what I would say about this.

I agree completely with what has been said above, and also that Satan is a spirit, and has many spirits working for him, their main purpose is to get a Christian to doubt. We can’t progress when in doubt, we loose our peace, and our joy, that is his aim.

We are to fight the good fight of faith.

We have to hold onto the progress that we have made.

Feed our faith, and our doubts will strarve to death.

It is very important what goes in our eye gates, and our ear gates.

We have to protect our heart, at all costs.

When we are under attack, stand on the promises of God.

Doubt is a spirit, rebuke it.

It comes to steal, kill and destroy, what God has designed.

The weapons of our warfare are mighty, to the pulling down of strongholds.

Anything that exalts itself over God is a stronghold, and has to be torn down.

I think we need to really focus on the question here. As you have asked the help of Christians, and I am one, I will give you an answer.

This is what the Lord says- your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. Psalm 48:17

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths strait.

I searched for a while for the perfect verses to give you comfort, and remind you that we will not understand while we are on this earth. Don’t be too troubled by your confusion. Jesus himself said he spoke in parables, because not all we meant to understand.

Read Mark 9:24 - Remember, if you want the best advise, go to the source

YES IT HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW GOD COULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN, MAINLY BECAUSE YOUR A HUMAN. WE HUMAN KNOW WE ARE BORN AND WE DIE. BUT GOD IS GOD HES THE BEING AND THE END, I BELIEVE WHEN WE GET TO HEAVEN WELL UNDERSTAND BETTER. SO THINK IF GOD WOULD HAVE JUST POOFED UP ONE DAY, WHO MADE “GOD POOF UP ONE DAY, AND WHO MADE THE ONE WHO MADE GOD POOF UP ONE DAY, AND YOU COULD GO ON AND ON. SO YOU SEE IT HAS TO BE GOD JUST ALWAYS WAS. REMEMBER SATAN WANTS US TO DOUBT, SO SAY SHUT UP DEVIL.

Babe God didnt just poof! into existence lol

The reason this is hard for you to comprehend is because eternity is something the mind is able to understand you arent able to conprehend the fact of God has ALWAYS bin here.

If you want to know ask God hes your dad I would start havin alone time with him tell him you want to feel his presense. you want to feel him enter your heart

PRAY, read the BIBLE, and keep BEILEVEING in GOD!:)

would it really be a bad thing if you forgot your religion all together?