i mean, that guy was spoiled. if i got to feel christ's wounds, i'd believe too.
if no, why
if yes, are we really expected to be more faithful than a disciple?
2007-11-13 09:51:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Great point.
Thomas spent 2-3 years with Jesus. He supposedly saw him turn water into wine, multiply the fishes and loaves, walk on water, raise Lazarus from the dead, etc. He performed, according to the bible, dozens or more miracles right in front of Thomas.
And when Thomas heard that Jesus rose from the dead, even he called BS. Why is it so hard to fathom why someone living 2,000 years later, who never say this stuff, would react the same way.
Thomas...my favorite character in the bible.
2007-11-13 09:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by QED 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it...lol
Thomas main problem was frustration. It's not that he didn't believe, it's that he wanted to see those things so badly that he was jinxing himself....hence unluckily, he was not around when Jesus appeared to the ten. Who knows where he was when Jesus appeared...maybe he was busy taking out the garbage or something, or cleaning the boat, etc... There seems to be a certain jealousy in the gospel of John concerning Thomas. Thomas was closer to Jesus in many ways than John, and John's attitude seems to reflect this. In Thomas, there also seems to be a certain sarcastic humor, that may have been an innate part of his personality...much like Moses, and Elijah. When he says "let us also go and die with the sisters", it has a funny ring to it... as if maybe he had other things in mind, or he was mocking what Jesus had just said, or both...or neither: maybe the 'dying' that was written about was something else entirely...like getting drunk, or something. Thomas was definately not one to hide his feelings, which would be a great thing when standing before the all-knowing Judge! At least he's not a hypocrite!
And while John says Thomas 'doubted', Jesus says that "as you judge you are judged", so possibly it wasn't Thomas that doubted so much, it was really John doing all this 'doubting'...something I don't see many people considering.
At any rate, Thomas was certainly brilliant, otherwise he would not have gotten the publicity that he still has to this day.
And people that get lots of attention always evoke envy in others!
2007-11-14 03:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith is a gift. Thomas was a skeptic.
The Apostles were religious people.
They just did not realize who Jesus was.
2007-11-13 20:35:02 · answer #3 · answered by Robert S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the story, Doubting Thomas asked for proof and it was given to him. When we ask, Christians cry foul.
2007-11-13 17:55:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
actually, there's serious speculation that he WAS a barely closeted atheist. He was certainly no more than a weak deist.
2007-11-13 17:56:51 · answer #5 · answered by Brendan G 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, I think he would be more of an Agnostic. He was known as "the Doubter."
2007-11-13 22:43:51 · answer #6 · answered by Bookworm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you are saying that the Bible account is accurate. Therefore, he really did feel Jesus' wounds and therefore you have evidence that Jesus in fact was risen from the dead.
2007-11-13 17:54:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋