These are the all-time top 10 posts for Doubt Busters by page count.
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Don’t reason and faith contradict each other?
People ask this question because they have an erroneous definition of faith. They think that faith means to believe something without proof. The Bible never uses that definition. On the contrary, the God who said, “Come, let us reason together,” left many proofs to build up our faith. Faith is knowing something is true. Biblical faith is not about hoping something is true, or wanting to believe something is true.
https://stevehusting.com/doubtbusters/2011/01/18/dont-reason-and-faith-contradict-each-other/
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Book Review: When the Storm Hits, by Churck Smith
What do we do when the storm hits; how are we to react when the troubles come?
This book reminded me of several perspectives regarding our trials that I had forgotten. God has a purpose for our trials that Christless people cannot share in. Our trials will not overwhelm us when we see them through God’s eyes. Here are just a few thoughts that were prompted by the pages of this worthwhile book by the late Chuck Smith, who pastored the Calvary Chapel church in Costa Mesa, CA.
https://stevehusting.com/doubtbusters/2014/06/12/book-review-when-the-storm-hits/
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If Jesus saves us from sin, then why do I still say and do the wrong things?
These tremendously powerful truths will help us overcome sin. One force that is not acted upon, though, is our will. I read of one man who prayed, “God, why can’t I get rid of this sin?” God replied, “Because you don’t hate it enough yet.” That’s because God does not overcome our wills. He works with it. If we still love our sin, we will keep following it.
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To learn, unlearn; to believe, disbelieve
In Philippians 3:4-6, we have a list of beliefs Paul had to disbelieve in order to believe, to unlearn that he may learn. For instance, according to this list, he believed in God and country until God corrected it to just “God.” He prided himself in being a Hebrew of pure Hebrew parents, and not a half breed from a mixed interracial marriage; God persuaded him that his parentage wasn’t enough, but being in God’s family was.
https://stevehusting.com/doubtbusters/2015/02/07/to-learn-unlearn-to-believe-disbelieve/
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A Tale of Two Resurrections
When Paul made an argument for his faith in Acts 24:10-21, he affirmed his belief that both the just and the unjust will be resurrected (24:15). What is the resurrection of the just and the unjust? When we encounter a doctrine in the Bible that isn’t well-developed in our minds, we may change the words a bit to make the verse fit our theology better. In the case of the resurrection of the just and the unjust, we may adapt it to our way of thinking by making it say, “the resurrection of the saved and the unsaved,” or “the resurrection of the believers and unbelievers.” (This makes us feel good about ourselves, too.)
https://stevehusting.com/doubtbusters/2013/09/04/a-tale-of-two-resurrections/
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Don’t I have to love myself before I can love others?
Because the passage of “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” ends in “as thyself,” it seems to imply that if we loved ourselves more, then we could love our neighbor more. Was Jesus really saying this? There are several problems with this reasoning.
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Why does the Bible talk about Israel signing a peace treaty?
Daniel 9:24-27 gives us a sweeping, end-times prophecy from Christ’s first coming to His Second Coming. Verse 27 tells us about the final seven years before Christ sets up His kingdom. It all begins with someone making an agreement, or covenant, with Israel for seven years.
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The Neglected Deliverance
We tend to seek the Lord’s deliverance when we get into personal trouble. But there is a deliverance that keeps us out of the trouble in the first place. Which would you like – to fall into trouble and try to get out of it, or to avoid it in the first place?
https://stevehusting.com/doubtbusters/2014/08/29/the-neglected-deliverance/
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The Salvation of the Soul
What is the salvation of the soul, and what does it look like? The first few verses of 1 Peter chapter one give us a strong sense of this salvation and then concludes with, “receiving the end of your faith – the salvation of your souls” (1 Peter 1:9). What is this salvation, and how can we know whether our spiritual growth is heading in the right direction?
https://stevehusting.com/doubtbusters/2014/09/13/the-salvation-of-the-soul/
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Is there a difference between children of God and sons of God in the New Testament?
Yes. Galatians lays a good foundation for the meaning of these two terms, and from those verses we can see echoes throughout the NT. These passages imply that God is not satisfied that we are “saved,” going to church, and being nice people. He is looking for mature believers who have specific qualities, and those qualities cannot be developed in our own strength, doing good deeds that we’ve thought up, or participating in religious routines, such as Jewish laws. It must begin with the training of the Spirit, and continue with Him.
