"Believers should acknowledge and wrestle with doubts, not only their own, but also their friends and neighbors. It is no longer sufficient to hold beliefs just because you inherited them. Only if you struggle long and hard with objections to your faith will you be able to provide grounds for your beliefs to skeptics, including yourself, that are plausible rather than ridiculous or offensive. And just as important for our current situation, such a process will lead you , even after you come to a position of strong faith, to respect and understand those who doubt." - Tim Keller.
Faith is a process. It requires a lot of work, alot of wrestling, a lot of failure, a lot of doubt.
And faith without questions is not really faith at all, but habit.
Question. Study. Research. Pray. Disagree. Cast aside. Pick up again. Fail. Falter. Dialogue.
Let's grow in this together, with God's continuous help and instruction.
"Therefore, my dear friends...continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling." - Paul to the believers at Philipi, Philippians 2:12.
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