Has your faith been challenged?

[Luke O]

Hello, i am new here, and i wouldn't class myself as a Christian (i'm trying to convert though).

Has your beliefs in Christianity ever been challenged in your life?

[Shammu]

Hello, i am new here, and i wouldn't class myself as a Christian (i'm trying to convert though).

Has your beliefs in Christianity ever been challenged in your life?

Hello Luke O, welcome to Christians Unite forums.
Yes it has been, through the death of my wife. My faith through this has gotten stronger. God has given my peace of mind, through his grace.
I welcome to to trust within the Lord. This way you may feel, closer to Jesus Christ. Learn what I have, feel at peace with yourself.

Praise thy Lords name for he is worthy.

[Music4Him]

Hi, LukeO.  No, I've never had a person challange my beliefs in Christ.  However, I am in my 2nd year of college, and there are certain things I won't do because the Bible doesn't support it that people have questioned before.  The biggest is swearing.  Most of my friends and a few of my classmates know I don't use swear words, and I'd rather not hear them.  I think the words that come out of a person's mouth show what they are like as it says in Matthew 12:33-37.  Also, with the situation of going to bars and wild parties and getting drunk.  For our society, that's starting to become a normal activity, but I refuse to accept it myself.  No one has ever teased me about what I believe or about these issues I just mentioned.  I actually think it makes people respect me more, and they definitely respect my views on these matters.  I was at school the other day talking with a classmate, and he used a curse word.  Then right away apologized to me for using that word because he knew my views on swearing.  Although people have never teased me about my beliefs in Jesus, I've had trials through my life where I know my beliefs have been tested.  However, looking back I see that those trials are what have made me trust God more, and as the saying goes "You never know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you got."  Well, I hope this answers your question, and I pray that you will find Jesus for yourself.

[Pixie]

Luke O,
   There will come a time in every Christians life, in which you are challenged. However, the Joy of the Lord, and knowing that you will be rewarded for doing God's will, it's worth the struggling!!!

[FaithfulFollower]

Luke O,

Indeed as of last year my faith was in question with an agnostic friend of mine. It appeared as though there was no way to always answer him for time and time again he would stump me with a question or two, that I wish I had only found the answers sooner so that way I might share with him the knowledge I have today.

My faith is still being tested as I do feel every Christian's faith is being so every day. For every day there is not one believer out there who does not have to decide whether or not he/she is going to sin. God Bless.

With Love In Christ,

Danielle

[musicllover]

Luke,
     Warm hugs, and a kiss on each cheek, welcome to United.
      ever christian is tested. The scriptures tells us that satan roams the earth like a lion seeking those whom he may devore, another verse speaks about the devil wanting to kill steal and destroy.  (my paraphrase)  
        Also the word talks about the refiners fire.....so YES christians are tested, sometimes daily, sometimes out of the blue. When you come to a time of testing the only way is thru the fire, and as the word promises you will be refined more pure than Gold. God will walk with you, find a scripture or two and hold on to them no matter what.
     I hold on to those promises with a death grip, with all that I've been thru I feel like Jesus is all I have at least he doesn't change. My life took a topsy tervy ride about 6 years ago. My oldest then 16, had lots of troulbe at school with fights and grades, drugs, his personality, he ended up going to a military school, while he was there my 9 yr daughter was sexually abused, 18 month of dealing with the law, jumping thru hoops to please this one and that one,  we waited on a trial, FINALLY we got our day in court and the perverts lawyer shot my then almost 11 year old off the stand because she could not remember certain details from 18 month before, the pervert was aquitted, the small town DA was no match for a big city lawyer, and the only response I got from the DA, I'm sorry we did our best, oh by the way if I had known the day before our trial a new law was passed,  we could have plea bargained and the pervert would have gotten a misameanor charge but STILL been on the sex offender list ......which all that we had ever wanted....this process brought back my own terrible abusive childhood thinks I had purposely hidden from myself. But I sitll had to maintain my peace for my daughter sake teach her to forgive, and then he was let go, how do you explain that to a child when I had kept telling her the truth will be told, Gods love you, your ok, its not your fault....then a group of 12 people said it was?  My oldest boy came home from military school to turn around and leave home barely 17 and move in with his girl friend, telling us what bad parents we were, I really need to hear that. My marriage was suffering under the strain, my father in law, my own father and my step father died during this time as well.  All this with in 2 years time ... I finally crashed there was nothing more left of me, I remember being in bed, and one of my daughter asking me to help with her spelling words, I realized from her words that I had missed a vew spelling test......I begin to battle back to get out of that bed. Was my faith tested....yep, and I am still fighting back with the parts of me of me that is left, with what scriptures I know and I will come thru cause Jesus is with me even tho He felt a million miles away.......and he is with you as well.

Musicllover

[energizerbunny]

ABSOLUTELY!  People wonder why I am able to believe in God.  That's because he's done so much for me!  I love God with all my heart.  God loves you so much.  He died for you.  Have you seen the Passion?   Keep in mind that all the blood and gore is only a mere fraction of what our Lord had to go through.  I am reminded of him so much in everything I do.  go to www.racheljoyscott.com and read her story.  She died b/c of her faith.  I am willing to die for my own, b/c he loved me that much.

[digme]

why don't we start with that something that you have questions with buddy?  The issue is not whether we have been tested or not, for we all go through some type of testing as a Christian...  I am going through right now, and have gone through it for the most part almost half of my life until now... No details... sorry! the question is though, what are my intents after each challenge is won, or question is answered? that is the most fundamental question... the intent to why you ask the questions you ask will shed light more to you once you know them consciously.

[energizerbunny]

Man, where does that come from?

We're told that we will go through bad times b/c of the unbelievers surrounding us.  But personally, you seem like you're ticked off or something.  What's the problem?