Saving Thomas
Jesus said to him, " Because you have seen me, you have believed . Blessed are those who have not seen , and have believed ." (John 20:29) I have processed this story in the past and arrived at similar conclusions, yet I want to revisit this again to explore it a bit deeper. In brief, I feel that the reputation of Thomas 'the doubter' has gotten not only a lot of very undeserved bad press, but that we are still missing some really good news in this story. Maybe this is partly due to our penchant for projecting our own faults onto others instead of accepting responsibility for our own indulgence in the very things we accuse others of doing wrong. But this is a rather precarious path to follow. Therefore you are without excuse , O man, whoever you are who judge . For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself . For you who judge practice the same things . (Romans 2:1) Did Thomas indulge in doubt about the veracity of the wi...