John 20:26-29 (NASB)
26 After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.”
27 Then He *said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here 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, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.”
Theme: Three crucial aspects of belief in the resurrection you must understand, so you will serve Christ with full devotion.
The Familiar Setting v.26
I. The necessity of belief v.27
A. Necessary for salvation
B. Necessary for service
II. The confession of belief v.28
III. The blessing of belief v.29
A. The significance of the first witnesses and their writings
B. The superiority of faith over personal experience or hard evidence
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