Terry Mitchell

A Reverse Doubting Thomas



Posted: Monday, July 06, 2009

by Terry Mitchell
http://commenterry.blogs.com

Remember how Thomas the apostle at first refused to believe Jesus' resurrection until he could actually see Jesus for himself and touch his wounds? Well, I like the idea of being a doubter as well. Yes – this is not a misprint – I have resolved to remain a doubter.

Except I mean being a kind of doubter that is a complete reversal of what Thomas was. Until someone can show me Jesus' grave with his remains still in it and allow me to see and touch those remains, I will not believe that Jesus is still dead. Nothing short of that will make me stop doubting the permanent death of Jesus.

Some of those who scoff at Christianity will often claim that our religion requires a lot of blind faith. But I don't have enough faith not to be Christian. My doubts just won't let me go there.


Terry Mitchell is a software engineer, freelance writer, amateur political analyst, and blogger from Virginia, USA. He posts a least one article a day to his blog - http://commenterry.blogs.com - on subjects such as current events, politics, technology, society and culture, religion, health and well-being, self improvement, personal finance, trivia, and sports. He is also the owner of a new privacy-enhanced search engine - http://www.SearchMost.com.

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» left by Avis Ward
 2 years 317 days ago.
132 fans.
Amen to this kind of doubt, Terry! I'm fully persuaded, too! Enjoyed this piece immensely. Hoping all is well with you. :)
» left by Terry Mitchell 2 years 317 days ago.
93 fans.
Thanks, Avis, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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