Christians- could anything happen to make you question your faith? Non believers, could anything convince you?

Question

that you might not be right?

Answer 1

this is kind of a tough question, I have known people on both sides of the issue that said they were rock solid sure and could not be shaken yet, I have seen changes on both sides. I am pretty secure in my faith. I pray that god would strengthen my faith and prepare me for whatever trials that may come. I am 100% positive there is a God and what I know and understand about salvation, I know to be truth- I am surethere are debatable issues that I am wrong on. Ultimately though, I do not hold myself in any higher esteem than anyone else and do not take for granted something traumatic happening that would shake me enough to question God or turn my back on Him- though I pray that never happens.
I have not read the current answers but I am sure there will be athiests saying they would NEVER be convinced, but I do know some former hard core atheists that are now repenting for their ridicule of Christianity and are serving God with a fervor that they and those around them never would have imagined- anything is possible.
What Christians need to realize though, is that that change is not going to be affected by force, ridicule or throwing stones (unfortunately seen way too much here by both sides) it will happen by speaking words of truth- LIVING those words of truth and prayer- no person can change another person- it happens from the inside out!

Answer 2

I'm always open to the possibility I might be wrong. I can't learn if I remain closed-minded.

All that is required is a more convincing argument than I have in favour of my current beliefs.

God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost showing up and granting me a miracle or three would be very convincing.

The thing is, those people whom I find to be the most Christian, are also a lot like me. But I'm not Christian. I don't believe in the God of the Bible.

Jesus was a man, an extraordinary man and perhaps tapped into parts of reality the rest of us never experience, but still no more a god than me. He taught about Love, and they're good lessons.

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Throw the rest of the Bible out, because the rest is about enslaving people with guilt and shame, not liberating them with love.

Now if someone has a more convincing argument than that, I'll change my views.

Answer 3

Of course I could be convinced that I'm wrong. The only thing is...what I believe is proven time and time again. I believe in A god...not "THE god". So each time a baby is born healthy or a person is healed by "miracle"...it just reconfirms the idea that there is something good out there. I just don't think we are advanced or intelligent enough to be able to name it. I suppose the way I could be convinced that the Christian god or Muslim god or whatever is the only true god is if he/she/it comes down here and says, "Look, babe, I'm it. I'm God and you'd better accept it because I'd really like to see you in the afterlife!" And I believe that if God were to come to earth, he/she/it would have a certain presence that I couldn't argue with. That would convince me.

Answer 4

Possibly, there might be some things that could happen to make me believe. Right now there are so many different religions and callings, to me it's hard to choose only one. To me the possiblity is all the same that each one could be true. I guess I couldn't be a "true faithful christian" because i don't just believe. But i find it irrational to believe in somthing i can't believe in even if i need somthign to make me believe. But to just believe because does seem like a good sales pitch. I could make a hell of a good used car sales man if everyone believed me that my inventory was in pristine condition.

Answer 5

"without or with faith, undesirable people will do undesirable issues and robust people will do stable issues. besides the shown fact that it takes faith for stable people to do undesirable issues." Steven Weinberg "the religion of the destiny would be a cosmic faith. it would go beyond very own God and dodge dogma and theology. masking the two the organic and the religious, it would be in accordance with a non secular experience bobbing up from the experience of all issues organic and spiritual as a significant unity. Buddhism solutions this description. If there is any faith which could cope with modern-day scientific desires it could be Buddhism." (Albert Einstein) "It grow to be, of direction, a lie what you study my religious convictions, a lie that's being systematically repeated. i've got not got self belief in a private God and that i haven't denied this yet have expressed it for sure. If some thing is in me which could be called religious then it fairly is the unbounded admiration for the form of the international so some distance as our technology can exhibit it." (Albert Einstein, 1954) From Albert Einstein: The Human ingredient, edited by ability of Helen Dukas and Banesh Hoffman, Princeton college Press

Answer 6

Nothing could make me change my faith here on Yahoo Answers. I am very happy with my faith and I have been a Christian before. I was not comfortable with the Christian way so I left.

Answer 7

I'm sure there are lots of worldly things that could make anyone question their faith - but when you've been allowed to see your sin the way Christ sees it - then no, nothing can change your mind and you find yourself emptying your home of those things that you find have become appalling and stand in the way of your witness. So, for me, I would rather die believing in Christ and find out I was wrong than to not believe and find out I should have. I am fully persuaded against all that is, that Christ is my Savior and Lord and faithfully carries me day by day, why would I even want to ponder that it could be false? There's too much in his word and in nature and in science and too much in my own life that cannot be explained away, but by the grace of God.

Answer 8

No, I am sorry and I know what an atheist will say, but when you know truth you can't turn your back to it. Truth is absolute. My Belief isn't based on faith, that is what I have in Jesus being my savior, my belief as you will see with many Christians is based on experience, evidence, proof, etc. Contrary to popular belief faith is not believing in the absence of proof. Just because non-believers will not accept the proof of God's existence doesn't make them right. What would you expect when someone doesn't believe in God they aren't going to accept the things of God. Too many people say when they see they will believe, but it doesn't work that way. Proof is in their testimonies and my earlier statement. Seeing is not believing, believing is seeing. People look at a uilding and a painter and know without seeing either that there was a builder and a painter. You don't see the wind yet you know its there. You watch TV and without ever seeing you know there are signals coming to it that allow you to watch the various shows on it. You talk on a cell and know without ever seeing that there are cell signals coming in that allow you to talk to someone, yet when it comes to God, all of that reasoning goes out the window. When people look at creation they do not believe that there was ever a creator. Believing in God is not a crutch as some would contend either, because if it is then it's not a good one. What kind of religion would be a good crutch if you are willing to die for it as opposed to renounce it. When I say "die" I am not talking about killing another, I am talking about giving your life. Christians are persecuted all over the world. In America the persecution for the most part is limited to mental and verbal abuse. Don't believe me look at some of the responses on Yahoo! Answers towards Christians. Yes its true there are some self-professing Christians who are just as bad, but then I would also question wether they are "true" Christians. Remember going to church and yelling the loudest doesn't make you any more of a Christian than standing in your garage looking under the hood of your car makes you a mechanic. But, there are other countries in the world were professing Christians are put to death because of what they believe. Most Islam nations will put a person to death for converting from Islam to Christianity. There are also instances in places like China where Christians are put to death. Yet inspite of the fact that it may cost a person their life they will never denounce Christ as their savior, sound like a crutch to you? If you are non-believer would you be willing to exchane your life for your beliefs?

To answer your question, no nothing could happen for me to question my faith when I have proof and evidence to back it up. I can't openly deny the truth when it is so apparent. But, like I said and as God said in the bible...If you don't believe in God then the things of God will seem like foolishness to you.

Answer 9

Well, if I died and there was nothing on the other side, if there was no life after death, then I think that would cause me to question my faith. But, wait a minute--If there was no life after death, I wouldn't BE ABLE to question my faith. So, I guess the short answer is NO.

Answer 10

At times my faith seems so strong that I think i could go toe to toe with the Devil and he would not be able to lay a glove on me. At times like that I don't think he tries to fight us. Instead, I think he comes along side and tells me how great I am. He encourages me to be arrogant so that then I will let down my guard. Satan is a coward, but he is cunning.