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    This document discusses the topic of doubt and trust in God. It provides examples of different types of doubt, including the proud skeptic who doubts God's existence, those who want to believe but struggle with difficult questions, and believers who have taken their eyes off God during difficult times. It examines biblical cases of doubt like Zechariah and John the Baptist. It emphasizes that believers should trust fully in God rather than relying on their own understanding or other people, as proclaimed in Proverbs 3:5-6. The document explores what it means to trust in God versus putting trust in other things.

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    This document discusses the topic of doubt and trust in God. It provides examples of different types of doubt, including the proud skeptic who doubts God's existence, those who want to believe but struggle with difficult questions, and believers who have taken their eyes off God during difficult times. It examines biblical cases of doubt like Zechariah and John the Baptist. It emphasizes that believers should trust fully in God rather than relying on their own understanding or other people, as proclaimed in Proverbs 3:5-6. The document explores what it means to trust in God versus putting trust in other things.

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    This document discusses the topic of doubt and trust in God. It provides examples of different types of doubt, including the proud skeptic who doubts God's existence, those who want to believe but struggle with difficult questions, and believers who have taken their eyes off God during difficult times. It examines biblical cases of doubt like Zechariah and John the Baptist. It emphasizes that believers should trust fully in God rather than relying on their own understanding or other people, as proclaimed in Proverbs 3:5-6. The document explores what it means to trust in God versus putting trust in other things.

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    Trust

    in the

    Lord

    every thinking
    person has struggled
    with problem of
    doubt (unknown)

    doubt
    There is the doubt of the proud skeptic,
    who delights in his own intellect.
    He sets himself against God as if he is a match
    for the Almighty.
    He delights in upsetting the faith of weak
    believers.
    He sets forth his arguments against Gods
    existence or the Christian faith (brilliant thinker)

    Psalm 14:1, the fool has said in his


    heart, there is no God

    doubt
    The person who wants to
    believe, but hes struggling with
    difficult questions.
    Yet to see the glory of Jesus as the allsufficient Saviour of sinners
    Sin of wanting to run his/her own life

    doubt
    A believer who has taken his/her
    eyes off the Lord in the midst of
    difficult situation.
    For example, the disciples experiencing
    a storm
    Matthew 8:25-26
    The distraught father with his demon
    -possessed son
    Mark 9:22-24

    Questions
    What cause believers to doubt God?
    Do you believe that every believer
    who doubts God sins against Him?
    Do you believe that every believer
    struggles with doubt?

    The case of Zechariah (Luke


    1:18)
    A priest in the temple of the Lord
    His wife was barren (Elizabeth)
    An angel (Gabriel) of the Lord
    appeared to him
    The angel foretold Johns birth

    Zechariah doubted and as a


    result he was unable to speak
    until the child was born.

    The case of John the Baptist


    Son of Zacharias
    Was the forerunner of the Messiah
    He testified that Jesus is the Messiah
    (John 1:29)
    He was in prison

    he sent them to the Lord to ask, Are you


    the one who is to come, or should we
    expect someone else? Luke 7:19(NIV)

    Solomons word
    Trust in the Lord with all of
    your heart, and lean not to
    your own understanding, but
    in all your ways acknowledge
    him and he shall direct your
    path. Proverbs 3:5-6

    Trust
    firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
    unmovable
    Betah connotes the feeling of
    security, which often comes from
    reliance on someone of something.
    betah can be used with either a
    positive or a negative connotations.

    Psalm 13:5

    Psalm 13:5 but I trust


    in your unfailing love
    Psalm 20:7, some
    trust in chariots and
    some in horses, but we
    trust in the name of the
    Lord our God.

    Trust in God
    Where God is its object, it appears
    most frequently in exhortations to
    trust in God.
    Psalm 37:3, trust in the Lord and do
    good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe
    pasture
    Psalm 62:8 trust in him at all times, o
    people; pour out your hearts to him

    Do not put your trust in man


    The word betah, used in referring to
    reliance on human beings or anything
    other than God, the term usually
    carries a negative connotation
    Psalm 41: 9 speaks of treachery of even trusted
    friends.
    Psalm 146:3 warns against trusting in princes
    Jeremiah 9:4 - counsels against trusting ones
    neighbour

    Do not trust
    - Proverbs 28:26 vain things (mind)
    - Psalm 44:6 weapons and chariots
    (Isaiah 31:1)
    - Deut 28:52 fortified cities and
    strongholds

    What does this mean for us


    Psalm 118:8,
    it is better to trust in the Lord
    than to put confidence in man.

    What does this mean?

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