Is it normal that i doubt my christian faith?

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I'm 22. I wasn't raised as a Christian and never went to Church as a kid, but I've been a Christian since Jan.2012, and ever since I can feel a transformation in my heart. Its like I'm not even the same person, which is a good thing. I've grown a lot spiritually but I still always find myself ?ing God. I know Jesus died for our sins, I know He's coming back one day and I know I'll go to Heaven when I die. But I don't know, for some reason I'm aways doubting. I need to have more faith in God but I don't know how. This evil world makes it so hard to be a Christian. Any advice?

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  • davesumba
    10 years ago

    When ever I doubt my Christian faith, I just look around me and think of how ridiculous the alternative is, to believe that all you see around you came from one single cell over billions of years, then I have a real good laugh and come back to my senses.
    Yes, man brought sin into this world, and there is evil. All we can do is be the best, nicest people we can be, and spread our love and joy to all those around us (even the bad ones).

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    • CforCourageous
      10 years ago

      Thanks for the positive feedback man I appreciate it. Very helpful!

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    • BLAh81
      10 years ago

      "When ever I doubt my Christian faith, I just look around me and think of how ridiculous the alternative is, to believe that all you see around you came from one single cell over billions of years, then I have a real good laugh and come back to my senses."

      Oh, it is the Christian faith that is ridiculous and NOT the "alternative." At least "the alternative" has evidence backing it up.

      Non-belief isn't even the only alternative to Christianity BTW. There are a MYRIAD of other things you could believe.

      "Yes, man brought sin into this world, and there is evil."

      But according to you, Jehovah made man. Apparently, he did a pretty bad job then.

      "All we can do is be the best, nicest people we can be, and spread our love and joy to all those around us (even the bad ones)."

      Finally something we agree on.

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      • davesumba
        10 years ago

        lol, there is zero evidence backing up evolution and the big bang. haha, I laugh just saying the big bang.

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        • BLAh81
          10 years ago

          Simpleton alert, simpleton alert!

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        • BLAh81
          10 years ago

          You know that idiotic Creationists (such as yourself) are the laughingstock of almost the entire world. There's a pretty good reason for that: there in fact is a HUGE amount of evidence supporting evolution. You sound even more ignorant than a toddler with Down syndrome saying this stuff.

          But I see why being a dumb Creationist is so much more appealing, than believing in evolution. It's much harder to try and understand a complex process, which lasted billions of years (and is still going on), than to simply believe: *poof!* and by magic everything was there.

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          • davesumba
            10 years ago

            nice deflection, I see you don't know what the heck you are talking about and have zero evidence to back up your claims.

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            • BLAh81
              10 years ago

              Very weak response, ignoramus. Here's PLENTY of evidence:

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence_of_common_descent

              You most likely simply don't WANT to believe it, since it contradicts the Bible, but it's just tough shit I guess. The Bible is DEAD wrong on lots of other topics too BTW.

              I'm Dutch. I'm glad we have NO Creationist cunts here.

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        • CforCourageous
          10 years ago

          People assume since we have fossils and the "scientists" say so, that's its all been written in stone. I hate the garbage our schools teach us smh.

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      • davesumba
        10 years ago

        last time someone tried to defend the evidence of evolution on here all they had for me was "Speciation." And that they've been able to replicate that in fish by getting fish to change colors based on their environment. Well duh, you don't need an experiment to do that, just look at humans, different colors of humans come from different regions/environments of the world. Animals can change/adapt to their environment in minor ways, but that doesn't prove that we live in a pokemon world where animals can transform into COMPLETELY different animals, that is just ludicrous.

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        • BLAh81
          10 years ago

          Of course animals CAN transform into completely different animals, but it takes BILLIONS AND BILLIONS of years. I'm honestly shocked by the ignorance of you Creationists. You probably also believe the Earth is flat (something the Bible also teaches BTW).

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          • davesumba
            10 years ago

            bwuahahahahahahahahaha. too bad there is no evidence that they can.

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            • BLAh81
              10 years ago

              There are only two possibilities here:

              1. You're a troll (which I can respect).
              2. You're an ignorant cunt who's been brainwashed into ACTUALLY believing the B.S. of Creationism (which I can't respect).

              BTW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence_of_common_descent

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      • CforCourageous
        10 years ago

        Where's your evidence? This is how I know you just accept what you've been taught w/o ?ing it: if you were knowledgeable you'd know that Evolution is still just a theory that hasn't been proven. The same goes with the Fossil aging process: ITS A GUESS. All this time you've accepted the fact that some people "smarter" than you had it all figured out; you took it and ran with it. Don't you think if they were so smart they'd have the missing link by now? They'd have irreversible proof right? Wrong. Romans 1:22 "Professing themselves wise, they became fools." Man's problem is that we THINK we're the end-all-be-all, we THINK we have all the answers. The creation has tried to take priority over the Creator.

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  • Short4Words
    10 years ago

    Forget what the world thinks and pay attention to your own experience. By that I mean, you know that God is real because of what has changed in you. You know you weren't the one doing the heavy lifting, it was him. So no one can convince you you went manic for a time and believe it was God, because I know for me I'm not a good person and it was only through God that I became truly better, not just for what people saw but for what I saw in myself.

    We all doubt but don't stop believing (cliche much?).

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  • q25t
    10 years ago

    I also doubted my Christian faith some time ago. That doubt led me to where I am today as an atheist who can accept the fact that I don't know some things about the universe and that's perfectly okay.

    "I know Jesus died for our sins, I know He's coming back one day and I know I'll go to Heaven when I die"

    You say that you know these various things, but all of them you have no way of actually knowing. You have faith in these things, not knowledge. The question it all seems to boil down to is: Is faith something that you actually want? Why should faith be acceptable for something so crucial when we demand so much more in every other aspect of our lives?

    On an entirely different note, that doubt that you're feeling was actually encouraged by my church (Catholic btw). Believing something after questioning requires considerably more faith considering the evidence simply is not there.

    Anyways, it's definitely normal to doubt your faith. If I remember right, 1/3 of people under 25 now identify as non-religious and that number seems to be climbing daily. I also recently told my family about being an atheist to discover that all of them (at least they say so) had doubts at one point or another.

    One last note. If you think that becoming a Christian changed you for the better, losing Christianity would not make you into your old self again. You made those changes yourself, not the Christian God.

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  • GoraIntoDesiGals
    10 years ago

    What's there not to doubt about such irrational belief?

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    • BLAh81
      10 years ago

      Yes, finally someone who actually USES his brain.

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    • CforCourageous
      10 years ago

      And I guess the more rational belief is that all life forms originated from one singled-celled organism that somehow had written in its DNA code the ability to magically transform into every single living organism over billions of years, right?

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      • GoraIntoDesiGals
        10 years ago

        Better than a magical man who just said hocus pocus and everything was there lol. So mush so for your appeal to ridicule. All you have is a book written by a guru where as science has tons of books with actual research on fossils, DNA etc. and we're able to study and question whereas your religion says believe or go to hell lol.

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        • CforCourageous
          10 years ago

          That's where you're wrong. Science has NO PROOF of evolution, and no proof of how old the Earth or the fossils actually are. All "Science" has are hypotheses that they CAN'T prove because they're false. Do your research. I said sometimes I DOUBT my God. That doesn't change the fact that I BELIEVE and KNOW that my God is THE God.

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          • GoraIntoDesiGals
            10 years ago

            Lol what a joke. Science does have proof of evolution. Fossils, DNA, radio isotope dating techniques and many more. What proof is there of creation? None! Just the hearsay from an old tale book.

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            • CforCourageous
              10 years ago

              So where's your proof of evolution? Fossils prove nothing except that animals existed, then died out rapidly. LOOK IT UP and show me where I'm wrong: EVOLUTION IS NOT PROVEN, ITS A THEORY. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL AGE OF FOSSILS, THEY ONLY MAKE (un)EDUCATED GUESSES BASED ON ITS CHARACTERISTICS AND THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE EARTH IS BILLIONS OF YEARS OLD. Until you show me proof that I'm wrong, stop making yourself look like an idiot who believes everything his precious scientists say and bring facts/research to the table.

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            • BLAh81
              10 years ago

              Exactly.

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            • davesumba
              10 years ago

              I'm still waiting for your proof of evolution, what do fossils prove? What does the age of fossils prove? And how do animals having similar DNA structures prove evolution???
              Please keep the jokes coming, you are cracking me up.

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            • CforCourageous
              10 years ago

              Please do your research and you will find that evolution has NOT been proven. You will also find that the dating "techniques" you speak of are not full proof and scientists have no way of actually aging fossils or the earth. The only thing that's been proven is Natural Selection, which is the opposite of evolution. The whole theory of evolution actually contradicts and disproves itself. Where is the missing link between apes and humans? Can't find it because there is none. The only reason you believe in evolution is because that's what's taught in Schools and that's what's accepted. I've came to Christ and done RESEARCH that shows me what I now know is true. Here's a fun site that might help you out: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evolution%20Hoax/evidences.htm - I also know of many videos and books that can help point you in the right direction if you care to open your eyes.

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          • BLAh81
            10 years ago

            "That's where you're wrong. Science has NO PROOF of evolution, and no proof of how old the Earth or the fossils actually are. All "Science" has are hypotheses that they CAN'T prove because they're false."

            Wow, are YOU an idiot, or WHAT?

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            • CforCourageous
              10 years ago

              Wow, I really feel bad for people who take what the World feeds them. Earth is temporary and one day you'll answer to God. Its ok to think I'm an idiot. Luckily I'm not foreign to the Truth.

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  • ThatsWhatWeDeerDo
    10 years ago

    It is completely normal. Satan is poking at you. He has one purpose, and one purpose only; steal, kill and destroy.
    Having Faith will always be tough, but if you keep your eyes fixed on God, He will get you through it.

    Much prayers and love my friend <3

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    • CforCourageous
      10 years ago

      Thanks so much!

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      • GoraIntoDesiGals
        10 years ago

        Lol thanks so much for telling you what you want to hear. You people of blind faith in the irrational need constant reassurance.

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    • BLAh81
      10 years ago

      Yeah, it's not childishly simplistic AT ALL to think ALL evil is caused by only ONE (fictional) being called Satan...

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  • ishihtzunot
    10 years ago

    why are you so worried about it?

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    • CforCourageous
      10 years ago

      What do you mean?

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  • Caryopteris
    10 years ago

    I notice that religious people often get very upset when others don't agree with them. This makes no sense to me. There is no OBVIOUS answer to these questions. Let's assume for a moment there is a God who created us. Why the mystery? Why the test of faith? Why all the drama? What purpose does all this serve? I know the proper answer is "To glorify God." But leaving everybody confused and fighting doesn't seem like it would lead to glory at all to me. The whole story seems so much like a story. If God did talk to Moses, it still made no sense. Having Moses go up and down the mountain. Why not take him up and down the mountain? Why leave the people down at the bottom, doubting and grousing? Why let Adam and Eve be confused by Satan? They really didn't have enough information and wisdom to deal with the situation. Why give the 10 commandments and then let the Jews keep adding rules the people couldn't cope with? If Jesus described what the Jews were doing wrong, why did the Catholics do all the same things wrong? Why are there so many different Christian religions, and they all think the other ones are destined for Hell and only their group gets in. I don't get it!

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  • tacolord
    10 years ago

    Look... Sometimes its hard to believe, yes.. Just the thought of god and jesus has made me crazy on doubting, but then i think and i know that i doubt because the image of god as they put it out for me doesnt feel right. Im a devoted catholic and i know there are many things wrong with my church, but there cant be light without a shadow. So my advice is: create YOUR OWN relationship with god and dont let anyone tell you how to love him or how to adore him, because you have your own way of loving and i think god loves creativity and originality. Don't deny.

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago

    It's normal for ANYONE to doubt their religion. Some doubt it so much that they end up converting to something else.

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  • Erik963
    10 years ago

    Only thing that will come one day is your mothers vagina.

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  • BLAh81
    10 years ago

    http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/index.htm

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    • CforCourageous
      10 years ago

      That site is full of ignorance. Get off my post with that nonsense please.

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      • BLAh81
        10 years ago

        "That site is full of ignorance."

        Look who's talking! You are NO DOUBT the most ignorant person I've EVER come across on this website (and I've been on here for quite a while). I've also read some of your other opinions, such as the ridiculously INSANE opinion that masturbation is wrong. I mean, bwahahaaa!!! Are you sure you aren't a troll?

        BTW:

        Romans 14:23: And he that doubteth is damned

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        • CforCourageous
          10 years ago

          Please don't try to take Gods Word and twist it for your own advantage. Don't you know that's what Satan wants you to do? "ROMANS 14:23 And he that doubeth is damned IF HE EAT, BECAUSE HE EATETH NOT OF FAITH; AND WHATSOEVER IS NOT OF FAITH IS SIN." In my opinion the end of that Verse explains that if you doubt, and feed that doubt, you will not be a person of faith but a person of sin. When you're doubting you need to fill yourself with Gods Word to cure that doubt and to stay strong against non-believers (like you).

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          • ThatsWhatWeDeerDo
            10 years ago

            Amen!!!

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