doubt, belief, and salvation part 2

[Anastasia13]

[quote]however, some people take their doubt and their inability to understand as reason enough to reject the Truths of the Church altogether. they willfully persist in doubt, and disbelief, and faithlessness.[/quote]
So really it's like as far as believing and stuff is concerned, someone is ok as long as he doesn't walk away from God?

What if someone who has doubts doesn't want to deal with them at the time they come up?

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='Light and Truth' date='Oct 15 2005, 03:09 AM']So really it's like as far as believing and stuff is concerned, someone is ok as long as he doesn't walk away from God?[/quote]
well it may be more correct to state it positively: someone is ok as long as he is trying to overcome his doubt.


[quote]What if someone who has doubts doesn't want to deal with them at the time they come up?
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it depends on why he doesn't want to deal with them (i know, nothing is ever black and white is it!!). as the CCC states (see para. [url="http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a8.htm#1860"][b]1860[/b][/url]), the promptings of feelings and passions, as well as external pressures and pathological disorders can diminish or even remove the imputability of a grave offense. however, i wouldn't depend on this for too long. our Lord is merciful, but he is also just. if we spend too much time neglecting these doubts, then that can be seen as willful rejection of the Lord. it is good for us to [i]always[/i] be working towards greater knowledge of and communion w/ Him.

pax christi,
phatcatholic