Doubt: to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
Disbelief: the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
I suppose what I have been wondering is is it a sin to doubt God or is it only a sin to have disbelief?
Romans 14:23b says "For whatever is not of faith is sin".
From reading that I gather that disbelief is most certaintly a sin. But is doubt? Because doubt isn't disbelieving its only being uncertain. But I don't know that I would say doubt is "of faith" and the verse did say whatever is not "of faith" is sin.
I read an article about doubt on the "Lies Young Women Believe" blog. They made a good point. In the bible when the disciples doubted Jesus, He never became angry with them. Only tried to help them believe. They also used the reference Jude 1:22 which says to show those who doubt mercy.
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I do not have the answers to my Monday Meditation of whether or not doubting is a sin. It is something I'll have to keep studying. But in the meantime I'd love for you to leave your opinions in the comments.
Until next time,
Juliana.
