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The Faith to Doubt

• Greg Boyd

Faith is sometimes understood as the lack of doubt. Doubt can be seen as the enemy of faith; however, doubt is not always the enemy. When wrestling with God, it is important not to doubt God’s character. We will always have doubt about questions on a broad range because we are human and finite, but God’s character need never be doubted. wh-bug

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Topics: Blessings, Faith, Prayer

Sermon Series: Faith and Doubt


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12 thoughts on “The Faith to Doubt

  1. Vinny says:

    God has used Greg’s sermons to convict my soul in some profound ways. I’m truly grateful for him having the faith to doubt and the courage to confront it head on!

    Amen!

  2. George Alves says:

    Another helpful message by Greg. Perfect title. Each time I hear one of your sermons another light comes on, another smoldering wick of my faith is ignited, another bruised reed in my soul is restored. Thank you Greg for your faithfulness to God and his creation and thank you Woodland Hills Church for sharing your teaching pastor with the world through the internet. The last few years of my life have been the toughest but my faith has grown the most – the Meetinghouse here in Canada with Bruxy and the other staff and Woodland Hills with Greg have been a God send.
    Keep plugging away brother! God Bless you all.

  3. Lindy Combs says:

    Hey George!
    I am in WA state, west side, Whidbey Island. I “ditto” your comments about Greg’s sermons.

    EVERYTHING YOU WROTE: “Each time I hear one of your sermons another light comes on, another smoldering wick of my faith is ignited, another bruised reed in my soul is restored. Thank you Greg for your faithfulness to God and his creation and thank you Woodland Hills Church for sharing your teaching pastor with the world through the internet. The last few years of my life have been the toughest but my faith has grown the most.”

    It is all good.

    Pasor Greg: I loved your humor!!!!

  4. Lilly says:

    Honest discourse does more to not alienate seekers than obnoxious surety. I had a pastor tell me one time that I was an unorthodox Christian because I differed with him on some particular beliefs. He was so sure and so right and so capable of alienating anyone who was not in his favored camp. I so enjoy the “real” that I hear on the site here. It is the kind of discourse we should have with our friends and neighbors–the kind of conversation that doesn’t declare I have all the answers, but rather says, let’s take this journey together.

    Thanks for your work and keep up the great work there in the frozen North! Love from CA.

  5. Nicole says:

    I’m reading a book titled ‘On Job’ by Gustavo Gutierrez. Just wondering if you’ve read this book, Greg. It is so good, it’s my third time through it. My pastor says it’s the best book on Job that he’s ever read. What you say about Job sounds like you may have read this book. All the best to you and your church in this new year.

    Greetings from Vancouver, BC Canada.

  6. Terry Glenn says:

    This subject has been immeasurably important to me. My father, a pastor since I can remember, died on Sunday, March 27th at about 10:30pm of cancer. As you can imagine, being a pastor, everyone around him had faith. He had faith. We had faith. We were surrounded by the “certainty” that would guarantee his healing. He died. I’ve never been so destroyed by anything in my life. I love my father as I can only imagine Jesus loves His. I would not and will not leave my faith over the matter. But those nagging questions cannot be ignored. What happened? Why? Is the bible true? Everything was shaken even though I promised my dad it wouldn’t be if he died. It was. Pastor Greg, thank you for this teaching. It means worlds to me. I am blessed daily by your understanding of God’s word. Be encouraged that what you have been called to do is important and appreciated not just on Sundays but every second of every day as people are set free by God’s wonderful wisdom. Thank you.

  7. Kathy Hude says:

    I really needed this message, and am so thankful I found you on facebook. I was in a head on collision De.31, 2008 leaving me a “Wreck”. I should not lived through this, but they but me back together and I am still here. So I think in my mind I thought since he saved me, rebuilt me, that he had a plan for me, so obviously He would heal me. Well here we are almost 4yrs later and NO I am not healed. I never prayed to be healed, I just believed. So about 6 months ago, I started praying to be healed, and things only are getting worse. I started with the sermon on Fear, then went to this sermon on belief, and praying. Now I don’t, know what to believe, because I was one of those that believed in James. And obviously I am not being healed. I won”t to be a good witness and ambassador of Christ, but all I do is lay in bed, see nobody, go very few places. So how can I be a good witness. I don’t know! where am I here! All I have ever prayed for was Wisdom, Understanding, and discernment. And I believe that prayer has been truly answer, however I have screwed up on this matter a time a two. And those 2 times changed my life and the life of my family for the worse. So it was a really bad misjudgement. You are right I don’t know, I am 65 and I still don’t know. but you are right I am committed to Jesus Christ! Since I am home bound, I truly thank you do sharing your wisdom of the scriptures over the internet, and I thank God for leading me to your website. Not sure what I will do when I run out of sermons I listen to them daily.
    And I too enjoy your humor! 🙂

  8. Bill says:

    Just more fairytales for the sheep!

  9. Jim LePage says:

    Hey Bill – Care to elaborate?

  10. Frank Bell says:

    This version of faith made the most sense to me. I hope more people accept it because it can lead to less division in the church by leading to greater honesty, tolerance and a mind open to healthy questions. There is too much black and white thinking in the church which can actually
    facilitate the loss of faith

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