I Want To Believe But… Some Things Are Beyond Belief.

2Kings 7:1-2

Life is full of miracles. It’s crazy the ones we struggle with! If there is a Supreme Being, then why would we question whether He can rise again, bring abundance, heal, deliver, answer us, change our situation, produce financial miracles, etc?!

 

If God wants to do something, however He wants to do it, that’s His prerogative.

 

The story of Naaman
Why dip in a river? Symbolism, obedience, humility, simplicity, etc.

 

“Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations—a trust in a God who has shown himself worthy of that trust.
Certainty isn’t the heart of faith—trust is.”
– Atheist-turned-Christian, Alister McGrath
For more, check out the article at http://www.jesuslovespeople.com/doubters.html

 

Why would Naaman go, even though he wasn’t sure?
He wanted to believe! He needed to believe!

 

“All this doubt and questioning, all this searching and discarding, all this angst – this is normal. This is important and good and part of it.
Here is my best advice: Listen to the longing.”

– Addie Zierman

 

Check out the full article!

 

The Existence of God
   The chemical properties of water
   The earth, the sun, the moon
   The uniform laws of nature

 

“Why nature is mathematical is a mystery…The fact that there are rules at all is a kind of miracle.”
– Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize winner for quantum electrodynamics

 

   Chaos is the absence of order.
   Darkness is the absence of light.
   Cold is the absence of heat.
   Evil is the absence of good.

 

   More in depth resources on the Bible, creation, God, etc. are in last week’s notes.