S5E4 - Questions & Doubts: Can We Move Past Doubt?

A secure and unshakeable faith is often viewed as the goal of anybody who calls themself a Christian. The mark of someone who is spiritually mature is certainty and unwavering confidence in all matters of faith. There are whole organizations and ministries dedicated to helping people feel certain in their beliefs. People who are in positions of leadership are often thought of as people who have answers, not necessarily people who ask good questions. Questions and faith are pitted against each other, as if a person’s faith cannot be strengthened by doubts and questions he or she raises. And so the ideal picture of a person of faith is one who has all the right theological answers, possessing a kind of certainty even in the face of the most troubling or baffling questions.

Yet what we’ve seen recently is a host of people who thought they had achieved that level of spirituality only to be faced with new questions which shook the foundations of their certainty. And so it seems that we never get beyond the point of asking questions. But, understandably, that is an uncomfortable thought for many people.

In this final episode of our series on Questions and Doubts, we ask: Can we move past doubt? How can churches do a better job of being a safe space for doubts and questions? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.