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Thomas: Doubt and Faith
Susan Adams explore doubt and faith through the lens of Thomas
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Thomas: Doubt and Faith
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What is the point of the story writer?
Doesn't appear in any of the other Gospels.
And there's some other told us was around personal.
But notwithstanding Thomas have into the Western Mexico and we all know what the phrase.
It was rice cake using the stories and images that they recognize and understand that is a story like that enough of us the story of us.
Don't, how can we know God is present in allies.
Was he really a resurrection?
Remember job is interested in exploring the scientific probability of the day. Jesus walking into the room, through a closed door, and inviting tongs to put his finger in the wounds of his head.
Uncle Sigmund. Atkins are sticking into new knife with Jesus.
In who he is, Life Energy of God, restriction.
I think we've seen too much time over.
This is a story, not bad, not bad at all.
And invites us to explore faith, and even into truth, and trust and community.
John is capturing the whole community.
German officer Thomas Thomas. He wants to see Jesus for herself by the community of those who are followers of Jesus just a few weeks ago.
Thomas, that Jesus was not the end of the dynamic life.
Story, Jesus presents himself to Thomas offering him the opportunity to taste like about yourself.
Next went off does Jesus child. Just told us have you believed because you have seen me.
The time and through the generations that follow Jesus.
Put on some good 21st century. Both discern. What is true? And trust is letting wide open. It can be difficult. Sometimes there is a fourth, anything scientific data.
because I We can reserve your name.
Seems to me.
As we seen during the crisis and with regard, and they can become particularly problem.
Sometimes the experiences of people who claimed along with can be quite unhealthy especially when they're confused scientific claims, as we understand with metaphorical truth and wisdom teachings, when my priority over community.
That has been distilled overtime.
Truth is often to us random guys, and it is known.
And it doesn't require the mental gymnastics, we offer than expected to ISA size in order to believe in the impossible.
Truth, that caring across Millennia of come to us.
We have wine.
John.
Encouragement.
John story.
Thomas, doesn't want to return.
So he says, shut up.
Jesus response on the other hand.
What is the life we can have in Christ Jesus?
Last week we celebrated the resurrection of Christ, all the glory we must stop. All the Splendor of Easter day.
Today is Sunday.
We wonder what?
Do we need external physical, verification persuasia, doubt that her new life in Christ us. Okay, we see Can we handle the truth?
They will all the way their peace with Justice is possible and we must be prepared to work for it.
We must go to work.
Sometimes.
Sometimes.
Sometimes it is the blank pages that tell a story. We move Spanish.
Aspire.
See, washing share.
Except by spaces.
The unique missing parts with dissolves.
It is with an honor.