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A doubting Thomas is a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience – a reference to the Gospel of John's depiction of the Apostle Thomas, who, in John's account, refused to believe the resurrected Jesus had appeared to the ten other apostles until he could see and feel Jesus's crucifixion wounds.
28 de sept. de 2022 · The doubt of Thomas is described in the Church hymns as "blessed," for it was not a doubt of resistance to truth, but one that desperately desired a truthful answer. A doubt which gave birth to faith when the answer was revealed.
Like many people today, Thomas the Apostle of Jesus doubted the resurrection without evidence. Learn how he became known as Doubting Thomas.
17 de nov. de 2023 · The Bible doesn’t tell us much about Thomas other than that he was also known as Didymus, the Greek word for “twin” and that he was willing to die for Jesus. We also know he has been nicknamed “doubting Thomas” because of an encounter he had with Christ after His resurrection.
25 de abr. de 2019 · The palpable irony of the story is that from the mouth of the man, who has subsequently been labelled as “doubting Thomas”, came one of the greatest expressions of faith: “My Lord and my God.” While John put the focus on Thomas’ doubt, he glossed over the doubt of the other disciples.
18 de jun. de 2019 · Thomas is most known for his role in the Gospel of John, which earned him the moniker “Doubting Thomas.” And while the nickname is often used as a critique of his lack of faith, the reality is that he wasn’t the only one who had doubts about Jesus’ resurrection from the dead.
25 de mar. de 2024 · Have you ever been called a “doubting Thomas”? It’s a phrase that’s seeped into our culture through the scriptural story of the Apostle Thomas in the Gospel of John. It refers to a skeptic, someone who refuses to believe anything without personal experience. But who was Thomas?
