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doubts and faith troubles

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So, i'm a Christian and I have been all my life. I study the bible daily, constantly pray about everything and i'm always striving to be more like Jesus and follow God's calling for me. I want to be a worship leader when i'm older and go into ministry. So my relationship with God pretty much shapes my lifestyle. But in my English and History class lately we've been studying religions around the world. And it's been throwing me off a lot, how can there be so many different faiths that people feel so passionate about yet Christianity is the right one? And when I think about this for too long, other questions arise like "How do know if the bible isnt really just made up stuff?" and "how do I know that the whole idea of the Father, Son and holy spirit isnt just a made up idea?". All of these questions arise in my head and they frusterate me.. I get angry because my whole life is centered around Jesus, but I dont even know for a fact that there was a guy who was the son of God named Jesus. This really worried me because I want to continue pursuing my relationship with God without having to doubt and question it all the time. I just want proof that God is real. which is frustrating because I cant think of what would prove it for me. Has anyone else felt the same way? how do you overcome it?:confused:
 

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Hi! I wish someone had replied to this earlier, I've been busy on other things...

I know a lot of teens go through this. Most kids who were raised Christian go through a period where they suddenly struggle to keep or understand their faith. And it's good to question your beliefs, so don't feel bad about that.

When I was 10, I asked my parents, "How do we know that Christianity is the real religion when there are so many others people think are right?" They told me that it's because there is so much information standing for Christianity. I listened at the time, that satisfied my question. as I've gotten older I've done some research on that topic. I think they're right, but you may need to do your own research.

Try these web resources:
Bible Evidence - Interactive Bible Studies on Prophecy
Bible, Evidence for
I really like Lee Strobel's books. He has a whole group of the, "The Case for Christ," "The Case for Easter," etc. They have helped me a lot with learning how plausible my faith really is. I also recommend "Know Why You Believe" by Paul E. Little. It talks about the reasonableness of the Christian faith. "The Unexpected Journey" by Thom S. Rainer (Not to be confused with the Hobbit movie :) ) is a really interesting book of testimonies from people who have converted from other religions to Christianity.

If you have any questions about what I said or want to talk, feel free to reply, send me a message, or email me.

God bless you,
Grace
 
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So, i'm a Christian and I have been all my life. I study the bible daily, constantly pray about everything and i'm always striving to be more like Jesus and follow God's calling for me. I want to be a worship leader when i'm older and go into ministry. So my relationship with God pretty much shapes my lifestyle. But in my English and History class lately we've been studying religions around the world. And it's been throwing me off a lot, how can there be so many different faiths that people feel so passionate about yet Christianity is the right one? And when I think about this for too long, other questions arise like "How do know if the bible isnt really just made up stuff?" and "how do I know that the whole idea of the Father, Son and holy spirit isnt just a made up idea?". All of these questions arise in my head and they frusterate me.. I get angry because my whole life is centered around Jesus, but I dont even know for a fact that there was a guy who was the son of God named Jesus. This really worried me because I want to continue pursuing my relationship with God without having to doubt and question it all the time. I just want proof that God is real. which is frustrating because I cant think of what would prove it for me. Has anyone else felt the same way? how do you overcome it?:confused:

I just saw your post now....I too, which I would have seen it when you first posted it...

One way of PROVING the Bible and who Jesus is, is by studying the Prophecies in the Bible. If you study them, you can prove to yourself that Jesus truly was a Man, and all the events that the Bible prophesied about Him, came true to the "T". History proves the Bible is true. Think of it! The WHOLE WORLD is set on a time clock that is DATED from the time of JESUS.
 
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I think that we can know that Christianity is true because the Bible is the inspired Word of God and that Jesus fullfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament. I also heard a pastor that I sometimes listen to on Youtube say that you can tell that books like the Apocrypha and Koran are written made up by man and the Bible from God.
 
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