“That you may
with one mind and with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.” Romans 15:6 (NKJV)
In
the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.
And Thomas answered and said to
Him, “My Lord and my God.” John 20:28 (NKJV)
Whenever you
read John 20:28 in the [Bible], keep this one thing in mind. There are those that believe Jesus is God because
after Thomas said “My Lord and my God (John 20:28),” Jesus didn’t
correct Thomas. Not only is there no
evidence of Jesus correcting Thomas in the [Bible] concerning this matter, there’s
no evidence of Jesus being God in it either.
“But of that day and hour no one
knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor
the Son, but only the Father.” Mark 13:32 (NKJV)
According to Mark 13:32 “Nor the Son,”
Jesus [doesn’t] know all things. “The
Son,” Jesus knows that He is the Son of God.
“Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need
that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You came forth from
God.” John 16:30 (NKJV)
Jesus didn’t correct the individual
that said, in John 16:30, “Now
we are sure that You know all things.”
Don’t forget, Jesus admits to not knowing all things in Mark 13:32
(NKJV).
He said to him the third time, “Simon,
son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter
was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he
said to Him, “Lord, You know all
things; You know that I love
You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.” John 21:15-17 (NKJV)
After “Peter” said, in what’s
known to us today as John 21:15-17, “Lord, You know all things,” there’s no evidence of Jesus correcting “Peter” either.
Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not
with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he
said to them, “Unless I see in His
hands the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not
believe.” John 20:24-25 (NKJV)
If I had to
guess, I’d say Thomas witnessed Jesus’ death on a cross, “Unless I see in
His hands the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side.” It was
these things Thomas needed to see before him believing the others, “We have
seen the Lord (John 20:24-25).”
“Do
you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I
speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.”
John 14:10 (NKJV)
Is it possible that Thomas [finally]
figured out what’s known to us today as John 14:10? As Thomas is [looking] at “my Lord” Jesus,
he [now] understands that Jesus is telling him the one doing “the works,
is the Father who dwells in” Jesus, and that the Father is “my God,” Thomas’ God. I’d say it’s not only possible, but the
[Biblical] evidence of it being so makes it very difficult to prove otherwise. Unlike the Anthanasian Creed which totally
depends on accepting hearsay as [Biblical] truths, the [Bible] continues to be
trustworthy as is. Jesus knew who was
doing, “the works (John 14:10).”
Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have
not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am
ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’” John 20:17 (NKJV)
The [Bible] doesn’t tell us why Thomas
said “My Lord and my God (John 20:28).”
After reading John 20:17, do you see Jesus correcting the person saying
Peter’s God isn’t His God and Father, too?
I don’t.
And truly Jesus did many other
signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but
these are 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 20:30-31 (NKJV)
We spend far too much time worrying
about/trying to make sense of what is not spelled out in the bible instead of
focusing on what is clearly stated in the bible. The verses John 14:10, 16:30, 20:17, 20:24-25,
20:28 and 21:15-17 are in the
[Bible], so we “may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son
of God (John 20:30-31).”
Here’s some sound [Biblical] advice,
the gospel of John was given to us for one reason and one reason alone, so we “may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God (John 20:30-31).” I wouldn’t look at any other way, if I were
you.
God bless.
In His Care… Jim
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