The Testimony of the Holy Spirit
Contents Previous Article The Testimony of the Holy Spirit During my own periods of doubt and long before I had ever studied the work of the Holy Spirit, I had quite frequently experienced what I could best describe alternately either as unusually potent restraint or conviction. Even when my uncertainty was at its worst (in…
Emotional Doubt
Contents Previous Article Emotional Doubt We have already referred to this species of uncertainty as emanating chiefly from one’s passions or moods, usually involving a subjective response(s) by the individual. It perhaps most frequently masquerades as intellectual doubt and hence does not immediately reveal its disguised emotional basis. Such may often be discovered by careful…
What Does the Bible Teach About Angels?
The Hebrew word mal’akh and the Greek word aggelos both mean “messenger.” This indicates the term “angel” can be used of either men or spirits. For example, in Mark 1:2 aggelos is applied directly to John the Baptist, “Behold, I send My messenger (aggelos) before Your face,” and the Hebrew word mal’akh is used in…
Volitional Doubt
Contents Previous Article Volitional Doubt Our third category of uncertainty is chiefly related to one’s will and one’s ability to make certain choices. Regular issues of importance for this species of doubt might include the dilemma of weak faith or the questioning of whether one actually made a decision to trust Jesus Christ in the…
Definition of Doubt
Introduction: Some Crucial Groundwork Doubt, manifested in many forms from the assurance of one’s salvation to factual questioning, is certainly one of the most frequent and painful problems which plague Christians. These studies propose to deal, successively, with the general topic of doubt as experienced by believers, and then, chiefly, with practical suggestions for the…
Jesus as a Living Person
Contents Previous Article Jesus as a Living Person The longer I work with the issue of doubt, the more I am convinced that a major key in the process is understanding, on a daily, practical basis, that Jesus is still intensely personal. In dealing with volitional doubt, in particular, we have already seen the importance…
Factual Doubt
This article is from a series by Dr. Gary Habermas teaching on doubt in our lives. There are several articles including the explanation of doubt itself and the different types such as emotional, volitional and factual. This article focuses on the factual. Factual doubt is referred to as the species of uncertainty which is frequently…
Identifying Doubt
Contents Previous Article Identifying Doubt The point has already been made that it is crucial to identify the type of doubt from which a person is suffering in order to attempt to deal with it. The primary reason for this statement is that there are different varieties of uncertainty and, like medicine, different remedies are…
Heaven: A New Perspective on Life
Contents Previous Article Heaven: A New Perspective on Life In one sense, this could be viewed as the single most important chapter in this volume. Personally, I think that the New Testament perspective on heaven and its relationship to a believer’s life is the most revolutionary idea (next to salvation) ever penned. And the key…
When God Does Not Answer
Many doubts are seemingly caused when believers do not receive the answers to their prayers or other needs like they think they should. In other words, uncertainty sometimes occurs when God does not act in the way that we think is required. We are giving this issue special attention not only because of its…
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