A Skeptical Man Who Became A Spiritual Man — Changed Lives Series #6
References: John 11:7 , John 11:17 , John 14:1-6 , John 20:19-29
Skepticism is a feature of every person, to some extent. And some people, by reason of their personality and temperament, struggle greatly with it.
But God Himself, in the person of Jesus Christ, is able to master a lack of faith and to transform the skeptical person into a spiritual person.
The life of Thomas is a fascinating study. In it, we learn how our Lord dealt with skepticism. When we use the adjective “skeptical,” we do not use it with any sense of flippancy. A flippant man is never truly a skeptic; in fact, he lacks skeptical ability. The skeptic is one who looks carefully into things in order to determine their deepest meaning. This is what Thomas was like.
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David received a BA in Ancient Language from Wheaton College and an MA in New Testament Theology from Wheaton Graduate School. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield (England) in Biblical Studies. He served as the Stephen Olford Professor of Expository Preaching with Union University (TN.) from 2007 to 2016.
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