Saying No to God
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chapter one down everything. If down appears, it should not be considered as the negation of faith, but as an element which was always end will be present in the act of faith. Paul Tillage. Well, he sort of this chapter by asking a really trick question. Wits, disciple. Doubt of Jesus's resurrection. If you're like most, you probably, said Thomas, most would many preachers do. And of course, depending on where you're reading, this shouting may not be advisable. Anyway. The point is that you be partially wrong. The question is a trick, because disciple should be in the plural. While it is true that Thomas down to Jesus's resurrection and we'll get to him in a bit, he wasn't the only one who did. In fact, a great number of Jesus's disciples had doubted Christianity Central event in the Gospel of Matthew. At the close of his story, we read the following stunning and baffling account. Now the 11 disciples went to Galilee to the mountains to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him. But some doubt it and Jesus came and said to them all authority in heaven and on Earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing name the father of the son and of the Holy Ghost and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always to the end of the age. Matthew Chapter 28 versus 16 through 20. This is supposed to be the greatest moment in Christianity in which the disciples behold Jesus, rising with the angels to his heavenly throne, fully alive and having conquered death. And what does Matthew's gospel actually tell us about this powerful moment of faith? Some doubted watching their master and rabbi ascend into the sky, those closest to Christ out it. What did they doubt? Apparently everything. I'm certain that this is shocking for some of you to imagine, especially if you have been brought up believing that such behavior is wrong, tohave as a person of faith. But here's the rub, as John Collins is fond of saying in his classes at Yale, regardless of the doubts of the disciples, Jesus still commissions and empowers them their downs about his resurrection, even as the ascending Jesus stares down at them. Do not prevent them from being Christ apostles. Their downs are not said to be solved or even dealt with. And yet, even so, Jesus still sends them out on his behalf, promising to be with them to the end of the age. In the midst of their doubting, Jesus commissions them to be his disciples. Another word. He accepts them and commissions them. Take these doubts and utilize them in service towards the one that they doubt. If that was powerful 2000 years ago, two Jewish and gentile readers that is most certainly just is powerful in today's post postmodern society. God wants you to doubt. This leads us to yet another biblical bombshell. Gone doesn't just overlook our doubts. He encourages them. Paul once wrote in First Thessalonians Chapter five, Verse 21 that the early Christians should quote, doubt everything and keep what is good. It's a verse that seems perfect for post modern age it. Most Christians have never heard of it. In church, the Greek word Duncan Mazo is often translated in Bibles as test, but the meaning is given variously by different Bible dictionaries. As to quote, try and determine the genius of or in order to determine its quote. Acceptance is trustworthy or to discern, or to verify. All of which ultimately mean that in order to test everything, you need to also test things that you've already believed were proven. And that inevitably means that you must question certain things, things that you never had reason to doubt before, at least with a healthy dose of skepticism. And like a Siri's of links in a chain, one realizes that in order to question whether your legs can even lift up your weight something most take for granted, one must be willing to consider the possibility that your legs might not be able to to test means to question. And the question means to doubt if done sincerely rather than just ingley.