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February 1, 2004
Even for someone immersed in Christianity, doubt can creep in and stir a desire to “prove” Jesus’ identity. The disciple Thomas, for instance, was not convinced by his associates’ claims of Jesus’ resurrection and laid out conditions for his belief. Preaching from John’s Gospel, Alistair Begg examines Jesus’ gentle and personal response to Thomas’s doubt. Graciously, Jesus stands ready and willing to answer our honest questions so that we can worship with Thomas, “My Lord and my God!”
19cOn the evening dof that day, the first day of the week, ethe doors being locked where the disciples were ffor fear of the Jews,3 Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, g“Peace be with you.” 20When he had said this, hhe showed them his hands and his side. Then ithe disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As jthe Father has sent me, keven so I am sending you.” 22And when he had said this, he lbreathed on them and said to them, m“Receive the Holy Spirit. 23nIf you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
24Now oThomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin,4 was not with them when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, p“Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
26Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. qAlthough the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, q“Peace be with you.” 27Then he said to Thomas, r“Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28Thomas answered him, s“My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? tBlessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
30uNow Jesus did many other signs vin the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31wbut these are written so that you may xbelieve that Jesus is the Christ, ythe Son of God, and that by believing zyou may have life ain his name.
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