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INTRODUCTION
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Difference Between Doubt & Unbelief
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Timeless Secrets of Doubt and Belief John 20:24-28 SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Doubt develops in Isolation John 20:24 reminds us that Thomas was away from the disciples when Jesus came. Sometimes our questions have less to do with theological enigmas thatn with a simple case of the blues. SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Doubt demands Evidence “ The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.” John 20:25 SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Doubt draws us back to Christ “ And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.” John 20:26 AV SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Doubt deepens our Faith Doubt brings us through to know and see for ourselves. “ Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.” SLAYING THE John 20:27 IN YOUR
Doubt defines our Faith “ And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” John 20:28
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Disarming Your Doubts
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Admit your doubts personally We must first admit our doubts so that we can deal with them. Articulate your doubts clearly What you doubt and why you doubt. SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Acknowledge your doubts prayerfully Turn your doubts to questions Turn your questions into prayers Turn your prayers to God Biblical Cases of Doubters ♦ Gideon ♦ Sarah ♦ Jeremiah ♦ David ♦ Job ♦ John the Baptist
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Accept the limitations humbly ♦ ♦ ♦
Your own limitations The Bible’s limitations The limits of man in complexity of the universe
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CONCLUSION “Let your doubts draw you closer to God, not farther away. So you can acknowledge, ‘My Lord and my God.’”
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