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“But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.”

after reading this verse I feel so scared since my mind convinces me that everything is a sin because of OCD even though I know it’s not a sin. I know these things aren’t sins but my mind still overthinks and doubts. But what made me even more scared was when I looked it up and saw someone say that if you do something that you have doubts over but know that it’s not a sin, you’re still sinning. I feel so afraid right now. Someone please help
This is one verse without the context. If I doubt and eat even though the Lord does not want me to eat, I have sinned. More people die prematurely of obesity than of starvation in America.
 
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A lot of people with OCD get hung up on this verse, I think. I'm not entirely sure about it myself, but my current opinion is that it's not really referring to obsessive doubt (which is more like an illness) but rather more of a true conviction.
 
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