"Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?
Behold My hand and My feet, that it is I Myself.
Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have." Luke 24:38-39
Thought 1:
Thomas, historically called Doubting Thomas, has gotten a bum rap. People always say that he should've had more faith. He shouldn't have needed to place his hands in Jesus's wounds. People forget though, that the rest of his disciples also needed the same things lest they not believe Jesus had risen. Thomas would have already experienced what he required if he had but been with the disciples when Jesus appeared.
+ How do you view Thomas?
Thought 2:
I find it interesting that Jesus makes such a point about his being a resurrection of a body, especially in light of other resurrection encounters where people don't recognize Jesus in the beginning. If it is a spiritual resurrection then perhaps being unrecognizable at first makes sense, but a bodily one should be instantly recognizable that this is their teacher and friend.
+ Was Jesus resurrected spirit, body, both?
Thought 3: I think these two thoughts point back to my post from yesterday -- seeing Jesus isn't always a given, even if you look him directly in the eye, we have to learn to look better.
+ How do you plan to change in order to see Jesus better?
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