Sutton Dagger
Member
There were a lot of reasons I lost faith. I loved science when I younger and I had a lot of questions about gaps I saw in the Bible that no one I asked could answer. At that time a few of the people I knew in church were some of the vilest people I knew. The third reason is that I just couldn't understand how God allowed so many bad things to happen.
My faith came back over time after I both witnessed and been through some things. I was twice jumped by a gang of 7 people trying to send message and came out with a scratch. Ive seen people I knew recover from injuries or conditions with no medical explanation. I was surprisingly knocked down by someone laying hands on me. I never believed such things were real. I didn't think I was going to fall nor did I want to fall. Actually no one expected me to fall because I wasn't caught. I went down hard and since we were outside my head bounced off the concrete and I broke one of the folding chairs behind me.
I was happy I regained my faith when I went through cancer. It gave me a sense of comfort. I had my moments of anger when I asked why me, but to be honest the answer I got back was why not me. What made me so special that I should be spared? I still had my doubts about God then though. Its hard not too when you know you can die. Watching all the children there with cancer walk around with smiles on their face was surreal too.
You have your reasons, and though I don't agree that they are 'good' ones, I won't lambaste you for them.
You do use a logical fallacy in your statement about people getting better 'with no medical explanation' though. Your statement about 'falling down' is in regards to the holy spirit? Have you seen this?