Good News Gone Bad: Why Does My Heart Fear God Isn't Good?
The most important claim of Christianity is that God is good. While I believe this with my mind, I’ve come to realize that my heart fears that it might not be true. I want to know why, but to figure it out will require concentrated introspection, and I’ve found that the best way for me to do that is to write because it forces my brain to think things through. I’ve decided to make that process public in the hopes that it might be of help to others. The result is akin to a polished journal entry. I hope you find this look into my mind and thought processes useful as I attempt to uncover the reasons why my heart fears God might not be good. Part 1: Doubting God’s Goodness It is my general belief that a key source of these fears has its origin in culture, both Christian and secular. To be clear, many of my issues aren’t from things people deliberately taught me; rather, they’re things I absorbed. Unfortunately,...