Do religious people ever question their beliefs?

Question

Do religious people ever question their beliefs? Do they ever wonder 'what if all I have been taught is untrue and God does not exist'?

There is NO physical evidence that a God ever existed. And before people start saying 'HE created the World' there is no DEFINITE proof it was HIM!

Surely people who exercise some autonomy in their thinking would come to the conclusion that there is no concrete proof of there having ever been a God.

My opinion....Religion was an ancient form of law.

Answer 1

Most thinking people have moments of doubt. My personal struggle with doubt revolves more around problems with Church dogma rather than the issue of belief itself. There are certain teachings that I do find myself in opposition with. I'm willing to speak out on these matters, in the hope that if enough people speak out, change will someday follow. But I agree with more doctrine than I disagree with, and am not willing to turn my back on my entire religion just because of a few points of differing opinion.

Answer 2

The proof that God exists is all around you. The air your breathe, the water you drink, the food you eat all comes from God. The greatest proof is the Bible itself and how it was written and how it has survived all these years.

When you read the Bible, you start to understand what it is that we are about and why we are here. There is a test. The test is will you realize that you are a sinner and that you cannot save yourself? The second part of the test is will you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior? Jesus is God in the flesh who came to save us from our sins. Only Jesus can do this. There is no other way into heaven.

But, only the Holy Spirit can truly convince you that God exists. The Holy Spirit is a alive and only comes to those who have accepted Jesus Christ as Savior. When you have the Holy Spirit the doubt slowly starts to go away and is replaced by faith and trust in God.

God doesn't care who you are, how much you have sinned or how much you have doubted Him in the past. But, if you want to be saved and live, then Jesus is the only way. It's your choice. Do Christians doubt? Sure, but as the Holy Spirit guides us and fills us, we slowly find that the doubt turns to faith. Less of me and more of Jesus.... less of me and more of Jesus within me.

Answer 3

Jesus rose from the dead. This is historical.

I question my beliefs all the time. Anyone who says they don't is folling themselves. If your faith has any backbone it should be able to stand the questioning. And God knows this, He doesn't hold that against me. He knows that I need to confront my insecurities, and not run away from them

But the notion that there is no concrete proof of God existing is a joke.

Ressurection
Fatima Miracle (7,000 people witnessing a dancing sun)
Countless apparitions
Eucharistic miracles
Incorruptible saints (bodies look perfect centuries after death)
etc. etc. etc.

Before you make sweeping claims about numerous religious groups, please do a little research. It's not that hard. It just takes google.

Answer 4

All the time. I also question the so-called "enlightened" crowds reasons for questioning something they don't believe in anyway. I still don't have an answer. Why do you "care" if someone believes in God? Why is that such an issue with you people? Does my belief and faith in God somehow preclude my ability to communicate with cogent and logical reasoning the futility of attempting to mix oil and water? Why are you here?

Answer 5

As a person who has faith in God I have often questioned my beliefs. I think it is human nature to question and in so doing we learn and grow.
Just because there is no physical evidence of God's existence, does not mean He does not exist.
I have had personal experiences of God and this is what I base my faith and beliefs on.
I do not adhere to a "religion" but have faith in God.

Answer 6

I question mine all the time
and sometimes I get answers , sometimes not
sometimes I have to alter my beliefs a little as something new comes up that I cant deny
I have no concrete proof of God , you are correct
but I have many personal experiences that are suggestive of a God
I will not deny those

Answer 7

I have asked myself this but always come up with this answer.

Even if all of the atheists are right and there is no God, what
do I lose by living a Christian life. Answer NOTHING

Now what do they lose if they are wrong. Answer EVERYTHING

You know that there is a God because you can feel him in
your heart, when doubt starts to come into your mind it
is Satan trying to pull you into his realm. This is when you
have to stop, examine your heart and then fight like your
life depended on it because it does.

Answer 8

I believe that a truly religious person does not question what they believe to be true.. they merely question all that pertains to that belief which has been ambushed by the masses. We all have that inner feeling.. that feeling in our souls which lets us know that there is a God. We just need to learn to embrace it without question.

Answer 9

I think the best person to convince you of God's existence is Satan himself.
Do you know something? It is smarter to be on the safer side,I mean who takes offences if you worship God.

Answer 10

Yes. It challenges one to grow in his or her faith. There is evidence that God exists, and it's in the Quran. I don't question that God exists, but there are other things I question.