Bible Matters on October 21 -- "I have doubts about the Bible. Now what?"

Having doubts is very unsettling.  If a girlfriend doubts her boyfriend really wants to be with her, if an employee doubts he will have a job in a few weeks, if a family doubts they will ever pay off their credit card debt--all of these people live in some degree of terror.  

It is even more severe when it comes to doubting the Bible.  Christians know that this is a matter of eternal consequences.  If you doubt your salvation, God's promises, or the words that are supposed to be the foundation of your life, that is abject terror.  Who wants to go through life wondering if he has been a fool to believe the Bible?  What is a person to do?

Unfortunately, Christians will not admit they have doubts about the Bible or their faith.  It suggests that they are weak and, perhaps, not real Christians.  Our solution is often to rely on our pride, to not seek assurance, comfort, and encouragement, and to let doubts fester until they go away.  They don't.  If left unaddressed, it is the Christian who goes away.

Therefore, if you have doubts, 'fess up.  Acknowledge them; you would not be the first to have them.  Then seek answers from those who know the Scriptures.  God has granted you a pastor and a congregation for a reason.  Rather than wrangle through answers when you are not even sure where to find them, seek answers from those who do.  And feel free to ask challenging questions.  The Scriptures are not weak on answers.

While we will not be limited to these examples of doubts, we will discuss topics such as these:

>>>  "I don't like what the Scriptures say." 

>>>  "The Bible has all kinds of contradictions."  

>>>  "I don't understand it.  It just doesn't make sense."  

>>>  "I saw a YouTube video that showed me all kinds of errors in the Bible."

>>>  "My friends don't believe the Bible and they are so nice.  Does it really matter then?"

All are welcome to join us, Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 PM.  If anyone wants to follow along on Zoom, contact me (welsnovi@aol.com) and I will send you a link.  Your contribution to the discussion may have to be limited to the Chat feature though. 

Upcoming topics:

Oct 28 –  Marriage: Still God's plan; still a good idea

Nov 4  –   Is it important that I'm special?

Nov 11 –  Are all judgmental people bad?