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有一次我针对今天的这段经文讲道，我说，有时即使是基督徒也会有疑惑。第二天我接到一个电话，有人告诉我说我错了。他说，基督徒，是不会疑惑的。

但是，很显然，有些基督徒的确会疑惑。我们有些人甚至会说出我们今天读到的经文中，那个孩子的父亲所说同样的话：“我信！但我信不足，求主帮助！”

在这个将临节，我们需要相信，在伯利恒城马槽里降生的婴孩是神的儿子，祂不是由地上的父亲所生，乃是受圣灵感孕而生。我们需要相信，这个婴孩是世界的救主，藉着祂我们可以得到永生。我们需要相信那么多事实，而其中许多都是违反理性的。

我们大多数人都会有信心软弱的时候。生活中的有些情况会令我们产生疑惑。就连施洗约翰下监之后也开始疑惑，要知道，他曾经大胆地宣告说：“看哪，神的羔羊，除去世人罪孽的。”（参约 1:29）

当疑惑来临的时候，你可以和基督徒朋友谈一谈，也要告诉主。要读圣经，求耶稣除去你的疑惑，直到你确信自己所学有关神的一切都是真实的。祂能够也愿意坚固你的信心。

In a sermon on today’s text I said that sometimes even Christians have their doubts. The next day I received a phone call from someone who told me I was wrong. A Christian, he said, does not doubt.

But, of course, some Christians do doubt. Some of us have even said the same thing that the boy’s father said to Jesus in the story we have read today: “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”

In this Advent season we are asked to believe that the baby born in a stable in the town of Bethlehem was the Son of God, born not of an earthly father but conceived by the Holy Spirit. We are asked to believe that this child would be the Savior of the world and that through him we can have eternal life. There are so many things we are asked to believe, and many of them go against human reasoning.

Most of us have moments in our lives when our faith is weak. Some situations in life can make us doubt. Even John the Baptist, who once boldly said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” began to doubt when he was in prison. (John 1:29)

When doubts come into your life, talk about it to a Christian friend, and tell the Savior. Read the Bible, ask Jesus to remove your doubts, and be assured that everything you’ve learned about God is true. He is able and willing to strengthen you.