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  SINLESS DOUBT
  by John Ker
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Summary: Doubt is not inherently sinful, but it can lead to sinful
behavior if not dealt with properly.

Topics: "Doubt And Faith", "Overcoming Temptation"
Scripture References: Matthew 28:17, Mark 9:23, Romans 14:23, James 1:6

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John Ker preaches about the nature of doubt, highlighting that while
doubt may not always be a sin, it is unnatural and something to seek
escape from. Doubt can be seen as a temptation arising from various
sources, but it is wrong not to seek deliverance from it and to use it
as an excuse for sin. The preacher emphasizes the importance of not
entertaining doubt as a means to avoid seeking the truth and the
necessity of feeling the weight of doubt in order to overcome it.

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"And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted" (Matt.
28:17).

Is doubt a sin? Not always. We should not, to begin with, say that doubt
is the proper state for any mind; for if things were right, belief in
the great spiritual realities would be as natural as seeing the light:
therefore doubt is unnatural, something that should not be, and from
which we ought to seek escape.

But doubt may be called at first a temptation rather than a sin--a
temptation ready to recur from outward events and inward states of mind,
and infections of thought from other spirits. These are not necessarily
sinful. it is wrong not to seek deliverance from doubt--it is wrong to
cherish it as an excuse for sin, to inquire captiously, to press
frivolous objections, to seek evidence which is impossible or which we
do not require in similar cases for practical action in life, to scatter
doubt where we have no hope or wish for a solution of our own, and it is
wrong not to feel for ever the pressure and misery of it.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/john-ker/sinless-doubt/
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