8723 doubt, results of

Doubt results in uncertainty and ineffectiveness in the spiritual life of individual believers and of the believing community. God appeals to those who waver to make a clear choice.

Doubt results in spiritual uncertainty

Uncertainty about commitment Lk 9:57-62 pp Mt 8:19-22 See also Ge 19:17,26; Ex 16:2-3; Mt 6:24 pp Lk 16:13; Heb 11:15

Uncertainty about God’s power Nu 13:31 See also Dt 1:29-33

Uncertainty about God’s love Isa 40:27 See also Dt 1:27; Job 9:16-18; Job 30:21

Uncertainty about the meaning of life Job 3:16 See also 1Ki 19:3-4; Ps 42:3-4; Jer 20:14-18; Jnh 4:3

Uncertainty about teaching Eph 4:14 See also 1Ti 6:20-21

Uncertainty about the will of God Jdg 6:17 See also Jdg 6:36-40; Jn 20:25; 2Co 13:3

Doubt may result in a spiritual decline

Doubt may result in drifting from faith Heb 2:1 See also 2Ch 36:12-13; Ne 9:16-17; Ps 95:8-9; La 5:20; Heb 3:12-13; Heb 6:4-6; 2Pe 2:20-21

Doubt may result in faithless action Isa 31:1; Ro 14:23 See also Ge 12:13; Ge 16:2-3; Ex 32:1; Nu 20:11-12; Ac 7:40; Ro 14:14

Doubt brings the risk of God’s judgment Nu 20:12 See also Nu 11:1; Nu 14:37; Heb 6:7-8

Doubt leads to ineffectiveness in prayer

Jas 1:6-7 See also Mt 17:20; Mt 21:21 pp Mk 11:23

Doubt spreads

Dt 1:28 See also Nu 13:32; 2Ki 17:14

God’s appeal for a clear decision

1Ki 18:21 See also Dt 30:15-17; Jos 24:15; Jn 20:27; Jas 4:8

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