Believing Lifestyle
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 20:27.
Jesus Christ of Nazareth has designed a lifestyle for Christians: this is a lifestyle of continual believing in the Word of God and the work of God. The apostle Thomas was a man who lived by the principle of the world: the principle which states that seeing is believing.
However when he encountered Jesus Christ after his resurrection, he learned to adopt a new principle from Jesus Christ. Jesus taught him that in order to see or materialize the Word of God he must first believe; hence, believing is seeing.
This principle is also designed for us today to live by. We must live a life of continually believing in the Word of God and the work of God if we want to enjoy all the promises of God pertaining to our life. Dear beloved, what Christian principles do you live by? Share your thoughts here!
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I don't accept this. Thomas believed in God and the work of God. Once he saw proof of the resurrection he also believed. I don't believe that Thomas represents the world.
And there's this:
"Jesus taught him that in order to see or materialize the Word of God he must first believe"
No, Jesus didn't teach him that. It's unbiblical. The Word is either the Bible or it's Jesus. Thomas didn't believe that Jesus rose from the dead so he couldn't believe first in order to see Jesus. None of that makes any sense.
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