Struggling with Doctrine & Faith

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Originally Posted by LetUsReason

Hi, congratulations on starting down the road of independent thought! The reason you are feeling "weak" is likely that you are not accustomed to thinking independently (I don't mean that in an offensive way!). I've noticed that in many apostolic pentecostal churches, we are conditioned to allow the pastor to do all the thinking and set aside our own logic and reason to instead adopt all of his views. My advice to you is to know and understand what you believe and why for yourself. If we rely on the conclusions of others, we will never be firmly planted in what we know. There is a real liberty in understanding why you believe what you believe. You must approach each subject and topic independently and examine it based upon the evidence. There are many things I was taught growing up that I do not believe are true today because I've searched out the evidence or lack of evidence and come to my own conclusion. Yet, there are many core truths that I've examined and found to be rock-solid. Either way, examine the evidence for yourself and come to your own conclusion. Be convinced in your own mind. Feel free to take advantage of any of our free resources on our site. This is why our studies exist.