To doubt means to be uncertain or to be less than 100% convinced about something. When we discuss the big questions in life such as does God exist, is Christ the Savior of the world, is scripture inerrant, free will, who will be in the Kingdom, origin of man, young earth, evil, etc….Is it possible that we can be 100% convinced about some of them and less than 100% certain about others? The answer is yes!
So when you ask do we have doubts, the answer would have to be yes, otherwise the person who has no doubts would be all-knowing. Sometimes we look at doubt as if it is a bad thing. It is not. Doubt leads to questioning and questioning leads to truth. Think of it this way….if you never doubted what you were taught, then you would not be at this website now. So likewise, is it okay to doubt what is taught here? Absolutely! Why? Because doubt leads to questioning…to searching out the truth for yourself rather than just taking someone’s word for it. Would it really be reasonable to tell someone to question the teachings of the church, but not to question the teachings of this site? This entire website questions the teachings of men while providing evidence for its own teachings. Then we are challenged to test this evidence.
Now to offer my doubts and certainties:
Am I 100% convinced that God is the creator: YES
Am I 100% convinced that Jesus is the Savior: YES
Am I 100% convinced that the scriptures are inerrant: NO
Am I 100% convinced that free will is a myth: YES
Am I 100% convinced that the earth is only 6K years old: NO
Am I 100% convinced that I will ever, in this life, know all of the truth: NO
So therefore, I am 100% convinced that I will have doubts until the day I die….because if I don’t doubt, then I would know everything…and that won’t happen in this life.
I need to make one final comment. Please don’t take this as me starting an argument, but I believe clarification is needed on the following:
There is a term that describes what you are experiencing called BACKSLIDNG.
To backslide means to lapse morally or in the practice of religion or to revert to a worse condition. To doubt is not to backslide. After all, doubt is what brought you here.