John 20:27
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
John 20:28
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
John 20:29
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Some time ago I came across these verses in the KJV, and I was stricken by them. It has been said on this site before that Unsaved Ones, such as I, are unable to fully comprehend the Holy Word because our ways are still of the devil. So that's why I wanted to discuss these verses here to check if I at least got the general idea of them.
The verses, especially the latter, speak clearly of faith before emperic research. Thomas was like a modern scientist, he had to see it to believe it, quite similar to the sceintific method we see today. Yet Jesus requires us to have faith in Him even without Him having to appear to us all (He has better things to do I presume). And even if people are unwilling to do so, they should at least be openminded regarding the existence of matters that cannot be observed. It is a statement for the True Christians, that their faith in Him is and will be appreciated and rewarded (blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.) but it is also a message to the secular world, a gentle nudge that suggests there is more to the world than meets the eye; God.
Of course the fact that the ones who believe without seeing are blessed implies those who don't believe without seeing aren't blessed and even damned. Yet if this is true, would that mean Thomas is damned as well for not believing without requiring Jesus to show himself as proof of himself?
Anyway, I'm looking forward to some the responses of the Godly pastors in particular, but any True Christian's reply is welcome of course.
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
John 20:28
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
John 20:29
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Some time ago I came across these verses in the KJV, and I was stricken by them. It has been said on this site before that Unsaved Ones, such as I, are unable to fully comprehend the Holy Word because our ways are still of the devil. So that's why I wanted to discuss these verses here to check if I at least got the general idea of them.
The verses, especially the latter, speak clearly of faith before emperic research. Thomas was like a modern scientist, he had to see it to believe it, quite similar to the sceintific method we see today. Yet Jesus requires us to have faith in Him even without Him having to appear to us all (He has better things to do I presume). And even if people are unwilling to do so, they should at least be openminded regarding the existence of matters that cannot be observed. It is a statement for the True Christians, that their faith in Him is and will be appreciated and rewarded (blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.) but it is also a message to the secular world, a gentle nudge that suggests there is more to the world than meets the eye; God.
Of course the fact that the ones who believe without seeing are blessed implies those who don't believe without seeing aren't blessed and even damned. Yet if this is true, would that mean Thomas is damned as well for not believing without requiring Jesus to show himself as proof of himself?
Anyway, I'm looking forward to some the responses of the Godly pastors in particular, but any True Christian's reply is welcome of course.
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