tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865491821256460232.post42569939355858744..comments2024-03-23T07:33:56.741+11:00Comments on Dr. Andrew Corbett: I DOUBT The Nature of DoubtThe weekly pastoral blog of Dr. Andrew Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649631138124231214noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865491821256460232.post-57448174205934053222014-01-16T17:57:07.141+11:002014-01-16T17:57:07.141+11:00Quite on the contrary Tom. Jesus actually presents...Quite on the contrary Tom. Jesus actually presents Thomas with evidence. He then points out to Thomas that he had already received sufficient evidence due to the eye-witness testimony of the other apostles. The blessing is indeed greater for those who do what Thomas did not do - believe the testimonies of the eye-witnesses. The apostle John goes to state that his entire Gospel was written "so that you may believe" (Jn. 20:30-31) that is, it was written to provide evidence for faith in Christ. The weekly pastoral blog of Dr. Andrew Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649631138124231214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865491821256460232.post-20771607733563099412014-01-15T11:22:25.764+11:002014-01-15T11:22:25.764+11:00You say that Thomas' doubt was welcome and Jes...You say that Thomas' doubt was welcome and Jesus did not condemn it, however Jesus specifically says that the better man is the one who hasn't seen the evidence and yet still believes.<br /><br />John 20:29: "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."<br /><br />Seems to me, Jesus particularly exalts those who "claim that faith in God is not a matter of having sufficient evidence to do so".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781807942082719967noreply@blogger.com