Paradox of faith
HEALTHY SKEPTICISM
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
HONEST DOUBT
"Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?"
John's Inquiry
"Go and shew John again those
things which ye do hear and see"
Have the experiences of the past 18 months rocked your world so that you hardly know who or what to believe anymore?
"Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."
AVOIDING DECEPTION
The Reality Testing Process
- Examining the assumptions
- Weighing the evidence
- Testing the logic
- Choosing to believe
TRUST ISSUES - when your believing is broken.
Learning to trust again.
What happens when after going through the process of reality testing, one still comes short of believing ?
Chronic Skepticism
Chronic Unbelief
Chronic Doubt
PROOF?
TRUSTING THE CONCLUSIONS?
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