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Good Questions
David Jeremiah / Turning Point
So [Thomas] said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails… and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."
John 20:25
Recommended Reading
John 20:24-29
The disciple named Thomas is usually referred to as "Doubting Thomas" because of his insistence on walking by sight, not by faith, regarding the resurrection of Jesus. But let's not be too hard on Thomas. There are many aspects of biblical revelation and experience that stretch the rational mind. The Bible is not irrational, but it can be transrational -- asking us to believe things that transcend our understanding (the virgin birth, miracles, the resurrection of Christ, and so on).
Let's give Thomas credit for being honest enough to articulate his doubts in precise language. He wanted to see the resurrected Christ -- and evidence that it was really Him -- before he committed himself to such a revolutionary event. Thomas would have had a problem if, after seeing Christ (John 20:26-27) he still refused to believe. It's one thing to ask for evidence or understanding; it's another to reject the evidence or understanding and not believe.
God is not threatened by our doubts. He is the One who says, "Come now, and let us reason together…" (Isaiah 1:18).
Turn your doubts to questions; turn your questions to prayers; turn your prayers to God.
Mark Littleton
Read-thru-the-Bible
Numbers 34:1 -- 36:13
David Jeremiah / Turning Point
So [Thomas] said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails… and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."
John 20:25
Recommended Reading
John 20:24-29
The disciple named Thomas is usually referred to as "Doubting Thomas" because of his insistence on walking by sight, not by faith, regarding the resurrection of Jesus. But let's not be too hard on Thomas. There are many aspects of biblical revelation and experience that stretch the rational mind. The Bible is not irrational, but it can be transrational -- asking us to believe things that transcend our understanding (the virgin birth, miracles, the resurrection of Christ, and so on).
Let's give Thomas credit for being honest enough to articulate his doubts in precise language. He wanted to see the resurrected Christ -- and evidence that it was really Him -- before he committed himself to such a revolutionary event. Thomas would have had a problem if, after seeing Christ (John 20:26-27) he still refused to believe. It's one thing to ask for evidence or understanding; it's another to reject the evidence or understanding and not believe.
God is not threatened by our doubts. He is the One who says, "Come now, and let us reason together…" (Isaiah 1:18).
Turn your doubts to questions; turn your questions to prayers; turn your prayers to God.
Mark Littleton
Read-thru-the-Bible
Numbers 34:1 -- 36:13
