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NOTE:<\/strong> This post is adapted from a post by Dave Lowe that was originally posted on Lowedown.com. You can access the original post at: https:\/\/bit.ly\/LD-Doubts<\/em><\/p>\n

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While scrolling through my Twitter feed recently I saw a post from Sean McDowell with the title\u00a0\u201cHawk Nelson\u2019s Lead Singer Shares He Has Lost His Faith in God.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

My heart sank as I thought, \u201cNot again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not familiar with\u00a0Hawk Nelson<\/a>, they are a Christian pop\/rock band that has produced a number of top songs, including the enormously popular \u201cDrops in the Ocean\u201d and \u201cDiamonds\u201d from their 2015 mega-hit album\u00a0\u201cDiamonds\u201d<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jon Steingard, front-man for the Christian pop\/rock band Hawk Nelson, recently announced via Instagram that he no longer believes in God.<\/em><\/strong>
Photo by Dave Lowe<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I clicked on the link and read the article<\/a>, as well as the 2200 word\u00a0Instagram post<\/a>\u00a0from the lead singer, Jon Steingard, where he declared to his fans and to the world that he no longer believed in God.<\/span><\/p>\n

What happened? <\/span><\/p>\n

Steingard grew up as a pastor\u2019s kid in a loving Christian home. Church was a way of life and since everyone he knew was a believer, he naturally became a believer. It was all he knew. He discovered his musical talents early on, participating in church worship and ultimately joining the Christian band, Hawk Nelson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Steingard described his slow deconstruction of faith like wearing a sweater with a loose thread. As he pulled on the thread of doubt, the sweater of faith slowly began to unravel. Eventually, there was no sweater left.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the doubts that caused Jon Steingard\u2019s sweater to unravel? The doubts mostly seem to stem from unanswered questions about the nature and character of God and the veracity of the Bible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Steingard compared his faith deconstruction like a sweater with loose threads that began to unravel
Photo by rocknwool on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For example, Steingard began to question the evil in the world. If God is loving, why wouldn\u2019t he stop it? And what about natural disasters? Why is there so much suffering in the world? Steingard wondered why God seems so angry in the Old Testament and yet so loving in the New Testament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Steingard also questioned various Biblical contradictions he saw and wondered how these inconsistencies could occur if God was really the author. He finally concluded that the texts were not authored by a perfect God but were the product of fallen, imperfect people like himself. It was at that point that Steingard realized there were no more threads to pull.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a sad reality that more and more young adults like Jon Steingard are abandoning the church and the faith with which they grew up. There are a myriad of reasons for this but doubt and uncertainty about the truthfulness of the Bible and the Christian worldview is a common \u201cthread\u201d (pun intended) in the stories of many prodigals. The truth is, doubts are common. But they don\u2019t have to be an onramp that leads to the deconstruction of your faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

How should we handle doubts?<\/span><\/p>\n

First, I think we need to acknowledge doubt and do our best to give space to those who have real questions without making them feel like 2nd-class Christians. Highlighting those who have struggled with doubts and allowing them to share their stories could go a long way to helping de-normalize the phantom-Christian caricature (who never doubts) that many hold.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Doubts and questions, while common among Christians, don\u2019t have to be an onramp to deconstruction of our faith.<\/strong> <\/em>
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Secondly, while we acknowledge that doubt is real and common, we also can affirm that being a Christian does not mean being anti-intellectual. It\u2019s popular in our culture for people to promote the idea that faith is anti-science (whatever that means). The reality is that faith and science aren\u2019t in opposition to one another and Christianity is and always has been based on truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Third, we need to help those with doubts to reinforce the loose threads on their sweaters instead of pulling them and unraveling their faith altogether. We do this by helping them to see the truth in the foundations of the Christian faith. This is a primary role of apologetics.<\/span><\/p>\n

The questions Jon Steingard wrestled with are not new. They are the same questions Christians have been wrestling with for two thousand years. The good news is that there is a lot of scholarship that affirms the Christian position and provides reasonable responses to many long-standing doubts and questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

How is your sweater of faith? Are there loose threads of doubt? If so, reach out to someone who can help show you appropriate ways to reinforce your faith with a foundation of truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nobody, whether Christian or non-Christian has all the answers. Life is complex and chaotic. But we believe God has revealed himself to us clearly through the Scriptures and through the person of Jesus Christ. This isn\u2019t just some Sunday school fairy tale but is based on solid evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re struggling with doubts, let us know. We don\u2019t have all the answers but we can point you to resources that you may find helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are Just a few of the many websites that may help….<\/h3>\n

ReasonableFaith.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. William Lane Craig is a renowned philosopher and apologist who has debated many famous atheists such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.<\/p>\n

Dr. Craig uses a sound philosophical, evidence based approach to create logical arguments to defend the existence of God, the historical accuracy of the Bible and the resurrection of Jesus.<\/p>\n

Reasons.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Hugh Ross is an astrophysicist and theologian who focuses on demonstrating that the Bible and science are not in opposition to one another but instead, complement each other.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ross and his colleagues demonstrate how current scientific evidence and new discoveries continue to point to the accuracy of the Biblical narrative on creation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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