“The question is not merely whether we can rest in our faith, but whether we can rest in the doubt that is the necessary alternative of faith.”
I got this quote from J. Gresham Machen’s mother via Desiring God.
23
Feb
09
“The question is not merely whether we can rest in our faith, but whether we can rest in the doubt that is the necessary alternative of faith.”
I got this quote from J. Gresham Machen’s mother via Desiring God.
From my experience, doubt is not the necessary alternative to faith, but its necessary companion. If you have not seriously doubted, you have not seriously believed.