Ask a Pastor Column

Q: Is it sinful to have doubts or questions about God? If so, how can I get rid of them?

A: It is not sinful to have doubts or questions about God. There are far too many examples in Scripture of godly believers sharing their struggles with God and other mature believers to think that. Some examples include a man named Asaph who felt that God was being unfair in allowing evil people to prosper (Psalms 73), as well as the prophet Habakkuk who decided that he was going to sit on a watchtower until God answered his questions about evil (Habakkuk 2:1). We can also see from Christ’s life that he we...