#Thomas doubted Jesus

[namarikonda]

Jesus showing off his top surgery scars to the boys (John. 20:27)

[jh-newman-opn]

Doubting Thomas

[goatbeard-goatbeard]

if Jesus does appear in s3, I really hope they somehow incorporate his weird fuckboy thigh tattoo

…ok, I need you to understand that, like 99% of my Second Coming shitposts, this is LITERALLY FROM THE BIBLE. One of the many (many) Wacky Things in Revelation is that Jesus has “king of kings and lord of lords” written on his fucking thigh. Because, you know, people might forget. At any moment, he might need to hike up his robe-leg and pose sexily for whoever’s wondering “is that guy covered in crowns, riding a white horse at the head of the armies of heaven, actually the king of kings? Is the dude with eyes like blazing fire and a sword coming out of his mouth, who is treading the winepress of God’s wrath, actually the lord of lords???”

[grace-of-spades1]

god is dead and gone and you’re just another statistic of religious brainwashing. Rip 🙏🏻

And you’ll never even know. You can’t even wake up

Dear Jesus,

I pray over this one man or woman who doubts. kinda reminds me of doubting Thomas. Please work in his or her heart, let them know who you are rather than who they perceive you as.

Thanks and Amen.

Friend, I don't know your situation. Maybe you might have had a bad experience with religious people. I dunno. But Jesus had problems with them too. Crumbs, they killed Him. But He rose on the third day and forgave all sin. He wants a relationship with you. It's not a religion. Not a scam.

There's plenty of proof of His existence too, it's fascinating!

If you wish to talk more, you can message me!

God bless!

-Grace

[iipeleng]

You want to have unwavering faith? Learn from demons and lepers

In the Gospel of Mark, we encounter extraordinary examples of faith in unexpected places- a demon and a man with leprosy.

Mark 1:23-24(NIV)> Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

The title "Holy One of God" shows Jesus' special status and divine power, even recognized by demons.

It's surprising and important that a demon acknowledges who Jesus is, showing His true power.

While many people struggled to understand Jesus, the demon knew right away.

If even demons can see who Jesus is, we should confidently affirm our faith in Him as the Holy One of God.

Mark 1:40(NIV) >A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

The leper's use of "if" shows he fully believed in Jesus' power. He didn't doubt Jesus could heal, he knew it for sure. The question was whether Jesus would choose to do it for him personally.

If a leper could have so much faith in Jesus' power, how can we not? This challenges us to trust Jesus' ability and have faith in His decisions for our lives.

If demons and lepers could have such faith in Christ, how much more should we, who have been redeemed and made righteous by His blood?(Romans 5:9) Let us be encouraged by their example and approach Jesus with unwavering faith, knowing that He is able and willing to meet our needs.

𝄞 to reaffirm your faith👼🏻 :

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

The Challenge of Doubt

24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25 The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord! But he said to them, Unless I see in His hands the mark of the nails and put my finger into the mark of the nails and put my hand into His side, I will by no means believe.

26 And after eight days, His disciples were again within, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, though the doors were shut, and stood in the midst and said, Peace be to you.

27 Then He said to Thomas, Bring your finger here and see My hands, and bring your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.

28 Thomas answered and said to Him, My Lord and my God!

29 Jesus said to him, Because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.

30 Moreover indeed many other signs also Jesus did before His disciples, which are not written in this book.

31 But these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life in His name. — John 20:24-31 | Recovery Version (REC) The Recovery Version of the Holy Bible © 2009 Living Stream Ministry. All rights reserved. Cross References: Psalm 22:16; Matthew 4:3; Matthew 10:3; Matthew 13:16; Mark 16:11; Mark 16:14; Luke 1:35; Luke 24:36; Luke 24:39-40; John 2:11; John 6:2; John 6:67; 1 Peter 1:8

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How can I avoid being a doubting Thomas?

[crazystarr]

“Thomas it's real. Stick ur finger through it.” a quick (low quality) Easter sketch before I go to church.

[oldbookshop]

genuinely only realized it was both Easter and TDOV after designing 2/3 of these

[illustratinglaura]

The Holy Doubt

[uskomatontakinkohan]

I think I have come to this conclusion now:

I believe in God, but cannot tell for sure if he is real.

I pray, read Bible and share the gospel. I can’t imagine another way of life. It’s part of my core identity.

Jesus is my personal friend, even though I’m not sure if he is real or just a product of my imagination.

Bible is the result of people from a certain tribe writing down their myths and their view of God. It is not given from Heven It is not free of errors. It is not perfect representation of God. God is a mystery. We may never truly know him.

We may or may not live forever. There is no way to know. But it’s likely we won’t. Hey, even some authors of the Bible didn’t believe in eternal life. I put my HOPE in resurrection but there is no guarantee. And that’s ok.

I don’t believe in Hell. I fear it might be real but is fear equal to believing?

I see the point of many of the fundamental laws in Bible. I do have issues with:

-Bible saying that God being ok with slavery

-Bible saying that God wants his people to kill women and children in war situations and rejoicing in the deaths of those people.

-Bible saying the men who lie with men are abomination and won’t get to Heaven (and if these passages meant that God hates abusive relationships, it should have been written more clearly, like if truly is word of God he should have been able to make things very clear for all generations to come)

My hope is that God is real and Jesus died for me to save me, a sinner, a doubting Thomas, who tries her best to live a life of love, peace, empathy and charity but ultimately fails because I’m not a god. I’m a human. I can never be perfect and I can not force myself to believe everything in the Bible is true. And if Jesus really died for me, I believe His atonement covers these my shortcomings.

I have tried and tried but I can’t change myself. And if God wants to he can change me, if he is real. Unless he doesn’t want to change me. In which case I guess he is ok with it. Unless, you know, he will just throw me to Hell for not being able to brainwash myself into believing. If that is the case, well, he has the right to do that as the supreme ruler. But I hope God is not a tyrant like that.

What about people who are not Christian? Bible says they burn in Hell. I’m not so convinced. Why would God put people to eternal damnation just because they too could not change the way they believe? Seems damn harsh. Again, he has the right to do that but I hope God is not that heartless to just disown great majority of his own children who just didn’t know any better or who just could not force themselves to believe a certain way.

Yes I keep offering Christ to everyone because it is a wonderful news to hear that there is someone who loves you to the extent of dying for you, someone who sees your inability to be perfect and pardons you, no matter what mistakes you have made, but I won’t be crying for the “lost souls” who did not accept Christ. Because it’s not just a decision to accept something. You have to be able to replace old belief system with a new one and in the end you have no choice in whether the new system is something you can believe.

Look, someone can come and tell me all the reasons they think the moon is fake. They can explain hours on end and finally either I am convinced and my brain accepts the new truth or not. It’s not a decision. It’s just something my brain does or does not. Some brains accept new ideas easier that others, depending on, I don’t know, nature and nurture I suppose.

It’s not free will. It’s not something I can decide. So it would be cruel to punish me for this. Well, maybe God is cruel like that, but what can I do. I can’t lie to him that I believe because supposedly he sees to my heart. So why should I lie to others and myself? This is why I wrote this testimony.

Doubting Thomas, hopefully saved by God, if he exists.

[mckinleygirl98]

tw: religion under the cut!

In Scare!: One of the first signs of Adelina's descent into Dmitry worship and desperate ideation and worsening mental illness is actually in the first chapter. She asks him to see the wounds where he was shot and she touches them, unable to believe they are real. So as you can tell, there's sort of a biblical symbolism

when his one disciple thomas basically has the same thing.

Adelina believes Dmitry is martyred and she begins to worship him like Jesus himself. TOO BAD!

[official-gospel-gang69]

Tag urself, bible edition--i'm definitely feeling the Mark vibes but always wish I was more of a mags girl :(

[thedangerfloofhasreturned]

[bojackson54]

Doubting Thomas? Maybe You Should Hear the REST of the Story

“Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.” A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the…

[bemtevis]

thomas' backstory is legit compelling and his current character (“uncomfortable in his body bc he's not used to taking up so much space”) makes so much sense, the fact cc never did anything with it is...... very on character for her actually