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But it used to disturb me that the main verse that supported the idea that sin IS unbelief doesn't even speak of the "sin of unbelief"!   source

Afraid to reveal my ignorance with dumb questions

Posted January 1, 2000 - 1:00am
Since you have studied for years and I don't really know you I am going to be brave and ask you some questions I have always wanted to ask. But didn't want anyone to know how dumb I am or maybe that I wasn't saved. I have always lived with this fear.

Believe me, I know EXACTLY how you feel. Often I would not ask the questions that bothered me for I also didn't want to appear dumb. I would often think of the saying, "It is better to be quiet and to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." :) I, instead, learned to listen carefully. I got used to having many, many unanswered questions. It turns out that my situation drove me to find things out for myself. I picked many things up just by listening more carefully than even those who were doing the talking. I found out that most of them really didn't have a clue! You are not alone in this. And know this: it may not seem like it, but it is for your good. :)

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