…God, and the Word was God. John opens his gospel before Genesis 1 opens. John 14:6 Jesus answers Thomas: I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Colossians 1:16-17 All things were created by him and for him, and in him all things hold together. Christ is…
Jesus answers Thomas: I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Every question about other religions eventually meets this sentence. Jesus does not describe a road, he is the road. Acts 4:12 1 Timothy 2:5 John 10:9 Lord Jesus, you are the way to the…
…shows his hands and his feet, and John 20:27 has him invite Thomas to put a finger into the mark of the nails. The resurrection body carries the history of the crucifixion rather than erasing it. Glorification in…
…Jesus answers by talking about what small faith can do. John 20:24-29 Thomas doubts openly and Jesus meets him with evidence and a blessing for those who believe without it. Where are you pretending to have more faith…
…in a room of frightened friends on the night before the crucifixion. Thomas has just said they do not know where He is going. Jesus answers with Himself: I am the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). Truth in…
…faith that cannot survive checking is not the faith Scripture asks for. Thomas, who wanted evidence John 20:24-29 He refused the other disciples' report and said he would not believe without seeing the wounds himself.…
…shaped for credibility, this is not how they would have been written. Thomas John 20:24-29 He heard from the other disciples that they had seen the Lord, and said he would not believe without touching the wounds. Jesus…
…in Mark 9 confessed belief and unbelief together, and Jesus acted. Thomas doubted and was invited to touch the wounds. Scripture distinguishes honest doubt that comes to God from settled unbelief that turns away. Thomas…
John 20:28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” WEB Read three passages before any argument. One is a claim Jesus made, one is what his hearers understood by it, one is what a disciple said to his face. John 8:58…
…can coexist with real struggle and honest doubt. John 20:29 Jesus tells Thomas that blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed, commending faith that trusts God's word without demanding physical proof…
…answers the question by putting the reader in front of Jesus himself. Thomas eight days after the resurrection John 20:24-28 He had said plainly that unless he saw the nail marks and put his hand into the wound, he…
…the resurrection. They met the risen Christ, usually while doubting. Thomas, who refused to believe the reports John 20:24-29 Thomas said he would not believe without touching the wounds. He had walked with Jesus for…
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