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The challenges of a faith journey

        Faith journeys are rarely straightforward, and just as the things people
        found encouraging were varied, so were their challenges. Half had problems
        understanding the Bible and 43% identified difficult aspects of Christian belief, eg
        suffering, hell, other religions, sexual ethics, etc as barriers. When asked what two
        factors were most challenging, the results were:



           What was most challenging as you explored Christian
           faith? (Select any two that apply)


                Difficult aspects of Christian belief                   25%
                       Believing I can be forgiven                  23%
                        Understanding the Bible                 20%
                             Personal struggles                18%
            Lifestyle changes I felt I needed to make          18%
          What non-Christians might think about me       13%
                         Idea of God's existence       12%
          Historical truth of who Jesus is/what He did  12%
          Idea of God as a good father who loves me  10%
           Finding a church where I feel comfortable  9%

                     Poor behaviour of Christians  9%
            Relevance of Christianity to my daily life  6%
          Lack of help/support from other Christians 3%





















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