First, let us consider Thomas. He did not believe in Jesus' Resurrection UNTIL HE WAS GIVEN CONCRETE PROOF Then he believed. For us it is impossible to have concrete proof. The body is long gone. Perhaps Jesus was referring to us who followed when He said, “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”
2007-08-26 05:17:13 · 7 answers · asked by Kaliko 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I rather admire Thomas for his stand. He was being honest.
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2007-08-26 05:26:54 · answer #1 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Now your approach is valid, if you are prepared to set aside any question about the historicity of the story of doubting Thomas itself.
I admit I leant on doubting Thomas for quite a while before I gave up on Christianity.
But eventually I could not believe that the god depicted in the OT was the same as in the NT. It seemed what was being presented was the theological equivalent of a "cut,shut and paintjob" treatment of a car.
The bits that fitted re-used or re-interpreted, but much put to one side or glossed over.
Once the hypothesis is admitted as a possibility, the evidence for it falls into place surprisingly quickly.
2007-08-26 12:35:28 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has less to do with lack of proof, and more to do with the various contradiction in the Bible, which was written by Man, because only Man can make mistakes, correct?
One of the many Popes removed Limbo from the religion, but wouldnt that be like saying God was wrong about Limbo, and made a mistake? The only possible conclusion is that the Bible was not written by God.
2007-08-26 12:24:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anthony P. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"For us it is impossible to have concrete proof. The body is long gone"
A) how convenient.
B) then we can't relate to Thomas, now can we?
C) "It happened because it said so in the bible" is not proof.
2007-08-26 12:24:33 · answer #4 · answered by The Son of Man 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
no, we no more relate to one fictional character than another.
There is a difference between the real world and fantasy novels like the bible or lord of the rings. Hopefully, one day you will be able to determine the line between truth and fiction for yourself.
2007-08-26 12:23:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” This statement requires a lot more hope than faith in my opinion.
2007-08-26 12:27:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There you go again. Using your Bible to give credence to your Bible.
2007-08-26 12:25:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋