Do any of the questions here ever test your faith?
610040
No. They don't test it, just give me reason to really ponder and respond accordingly.
571093
Well since I don't have one the answer would be no. But I did go to Catholic school from k-8 and was always told that I asked too many questions. Being a person who believes that many people will take advantage of you if they have the chance I would still say that I would never believe "everything" that somebody tells me.
1013038
I have often wondered.  That's why I carefully examined every religion (and continue to re-examine).  I am a Christian not just because I have rejected other religions, but also because I accept the Bible.\n\nPascal's wager might be a good starting place for looking at religion, but that in and of itself isn't much of a basis for a foundation.
229260
Only once... but throughout the many decades in my personal quest, I have journeyed, searched, visited, learned, queried and studied AT LEAST a couple, or maybe three, dozen other religions before settling down quite satisfied with what I found near and dear to my heart today.\n\nIn addition to Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Shamanism, Zen and Stoic religions that I have studied or scanned, I have also had close relationships and acquaintances with people [girlfriends & friends] of some Protestant faiths, Wiccans, SDA, JW, Mormons, Episcopalian, and several Atheists, UFOlogists, Freemasons and Jewish friends and business associates along the way. And, needless to say, I've been quite a sinner and a hypocrite of prodigal proportions! LOL.\n\nBut by comparison, my Faith today is at least ten times much more stronger than what my original convictions used to be, having had a "solid" background of being born and raised in a devout Catholic family environment, and even becoming an ex-seminarian myself.\n\nHowever, ultimately, I found that there is only One Truth and that begins with being true to one's self first!\n\nPeace be with you!
383545
To test your faith. Unfortunately for me, my faith is weak and I don't know how to strengthen it.
594805
No, I believe that Faith is a belief.  We are given the information, some more than others, if fortunate.  Then Everyone makes their own decisions.  Faith is a belief in something We can not see, but We Know Exists.  It is hard for Me to Believe that out of Everyone on this site, that No One has ever asked GOD for Help, and not witnessed it arrive very quickly?  I have never read of it.  I hope many, many have.\n\nGood Luck, and GOD Bless
635818
"Believers" are not seekers.  They don't ask questions.  They don't "inquire".  They just sit back in their comfy chairs and accept.  "Belief" is the lazy-boy of consciousness.\n\n"Comfort + Unconscious choices = Entropy"  Then, the moment you decide to ask a question, to get up from the lazy-boy, they hit you with a shot of "FAITH", which, like a tranquilizer, knocks you right back into the chair of belief.\n\nIf you believed your teachers more than your parents or church, would evolution be true?  No!  You'd just believe that it was!  And the same is true for religion.  Just because you "believe" that it's true doesn't make it so.  You could "believe" that you can sprout wings and fly like a bird.  The PROOF would be in your jumping off a mountain.  Let me spare you the splat:  you can't, so don't even think about it.\n\nGo live your life.  Have experiences.  Your church has you so focused on the "afterlife" that you may completely miss the life you're in right now!  Let your experience be your guide.  Live each moment fully.  \n\nI wish you Peace.
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Yes, it makes it stronger and you should question your faith. If you just believed what a priest or anybody else told you then you wouldn't truelly believe. By asking questions and getting answers you now full heartedly believe in your faith without any doubt.\n\nWith this in mind the first person you should talk to is your priest or somebody else strong in your faith. If you can't get your answers there then look outside your religion.\n\nThe reason for this is because if you still believe in your faith, but just have a couple questions then you seem to be in the right place. If you don't believe in your faith anymore then you are in the wrong place, but if you still believe in your faith, but can't find the answers to your questions, then maybe you can find a faith simular to your own faith that can.\n\nI hope this helps
856333
Can you be more specific with your question?  Believer of what?
835991
i think you are onto something there.\nthe best rule is to just put your trust in yourself and your own faith, and go with that.
205909
Yes Anxius, you are right about Christian faith : it is essentially blind.  The lady above me who teaches bible to kids, in the process teaches them how to bluff themselves.  There's usually a way round hard questions which is made to sound righteous but which is really dishonest.  If even such a way cannot be found, Christians are told that it's a "Christian mystery" : that one is impossible to beat, and if you try, and continue to ask irreverent and blasphemous(!) questions, you will not be welcome in the class.\nIt's even more restrictive in the mosque.\nIs it different in the synagogue?\nDon't get me wrong folks - I am a little black, but still one of the sheep.
366034
Or you could doubt Gods existence all of the time. I am always surprised at how little people know about their own religions. They ask for no facts, no accountability, and never question what they are told. I think they fear that their belief won't hold up and they will find out that they have wasted all of this time on nothing. I say if you are going to believe in God then at least know why. Don't be afraid to ask the hard questions, and don't let them get away with answers that don't make sense. Also, don't let them make you feel bad asking. If you are asking, and they don't have a good answer, maybe something is wrong.
445739
No. Absolutely not. The fact that I have a strong faith is a personal decision. What anyone else chooses to believe in is entirely up to them, and I do respect that. I wouldn't be living the way my faith requires if I were to push it onto someone else. I respect their beliefs the same way that I would want someone to respect mine. (Lutheran)
468029
I never questioned my faith from the start and even after I finished reading it.  However, I tried to research for the facts that are claimed by the book.  When I did, the more my faith was strengthened fro what I have come across are evidences that proves that the book's claim is utterly false and flat wrong.
627471
I like to THINK that I am rational, at least sometimes ;-)\n\nQuestioning faith is essential, it's only by doing so that you can keep a track on what you believe and to ensure that it can stand up to scrutiny.  To quote Richard Feynman: "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool".  Later Feynman goes on to say how a scientist should be seen to be almost bending over backwards to be proven wrong, and in doing so their work will stand with a special type of integrity.  I think that this is the yardstick which Christians should use for their apologetics.\n\nSadly this standard is not lived up to (and I hold up my hands here as being as guilty as anyone) by some of the Christians on this forum.  \n\nEqually sadly, I get the impression that most of those with questions about Christianity aren't really interested in any answers, apart from those which confirm their prejudices.  Also it can get a bit wearing to have your intelligence and rationality questioned by someone who can't string a sentence together.
450946
No, and this is one of my pet peeves. I changed my religion because my initial one felt "wrong" to me. I went searching for what felt right and I found it through my own quest. I didn't need anyone badgering me, which is how every person I met trying to convert another has come off. I hate when people try to lay their own beliefs on others.
586531
Is there an actual question here?