What problem did certain early followers of Jesus experience shortly after the resurrection?

Matthew 28:16, 17.

Note: Many Christians, especially those who are new in following Christ, are at times troubled by doubts. There is much in the Bible that they cannot explain or even understand, and Satan seizes on these questions to try to shake their faith in God and His Word.

In this life, will we ever have all possibility for doubt removed?

Hebrews 11:6.

Note: God never asks us to believe without giving us sufficient evidence on which to base our faith. However, all possibility of doubt will never be removed. Our faith must rest on evidence, not demonstrated fact, for then it would no longer be faith. Those who want to doubt will always find reasons to do so. Those who want to believe will always have ample evidence for their faith.

Can our finite minds ever fully comprehend God?

Job 11:7, 8

Romans 11:33

Note: God will forever remain clothed in mystery even to the most educated mind and keenest intellect.

Can we know enough about God, however, to trust Him?

Deuteronomy 29:29

Psalms 97:2

Can we understand all there is to know about the Bible- God’s word?

2 Peter 3:16

Note: Like its author, God’s Word presents mysteries that human beings will never fully comprehend. But this is no reason to doubt. We deal with many things in the natural world that we cannot explain, yet, we believe and benefit from them. Should we be surprised, then, to find mysteries we cannot explain in spiritual things? God has given us sufficient evidence of the divine nature of the Bible for us to believe if we choose to do so.

What dual aspect does scripture present?

2 Peter 1:19-21

Note: Christ is the living Word; the Bible is His written Word. Like Him, it is a mysterious blend of the divine and the human that man’s mind cannot explain nor comprehend. The very difficulties in Scripture that skeptics point to as reasons for disbelief are in fact a strong evidence for its divine inspiration. If it were a merely human document, it would contain nothing but that which man could easily understand. The very grandeur and majesty of the Bible’s themes should inspire faith in it as God’s Word to us.

If Scripture is so filled with mysteries beyond man’s understanding, can we hope to hear God speaking to us in it?

Psalms 119:105

Psalms 119:130

Note: The Bible, though inspired by the divine mind of God, unfolds truth with a simplicity that is perfectly adapted to the needs and longings of the human heart. It charms and astonishes the most intellectual and cultivated, while at the same time it opens the way of salvation to the humble and unlearned. The Bible presents the plan of salvation so clearly that every soul may plainly see the way to God.

What is one of the chief causes of doubt in the human heart?

Obadiah 3

What effect does pride have on our ability to understand spiritual things?1

1 Timothy 6:3,4

What else is needed, besides a lack of pride, if we are to understand Scripture and avoid doubts?

1 Corinthians 2:14

Note: If we would avoid having the Bible clouded to our understanding so that its plainest truth become impossible to comprehend, we must have the faith and simplicity of a little child, ready to learn, asking for the aid of the Holy Spirit and willing to follow that what we discover to be God’s will. When God’s Word is opened without reverence or prayer, when the thoughts and affections are not fixed upon God or in harmony with Him, the mind is confused with doubt and unbelief is actually strengthened through study of the Word. With distorted vision, such individuals will see many causes for doubt and unbelief in matters that are really plain and simple.

Who has promised to help us in our search for truth if we are sincere in our desire to understand God’s will?

John 16:13,14

In most cases, what is the real cause of doubt?

Hebrews 3:12

Note: Disguise is as they may, most people doubt God and His Word because of