“It Is OK To Have Doubts”

But Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. So, the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

Eight days later His disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be to you.” Then He said to Thomas, “Place your finger here, and see My hands; and take your hand and put it into My side; and do not continue in disbelief, but be a believer.” Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you now believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.” John 20:24-29

It is OK to have doubts. I have had doubts in my life, and I would not be surprised if you have had doubts as well. In fact, Jesus loves doubters. Just look at how He treated Thomas when he had doubts.

Jesus made a special Resurrection appearance to Thomas when he was a doubter. Jesus loved Thomas and He wanted Thomas to have all the information he needed to be one of His apostles. Thomas then told Jesus that He was his Lord and his God.

After this, Thomas went out into the world proclaiming that Jesus really is alive and that Jesus is Lord and God. Thomas traveled further than any of the apostles in fact-all the way to India. There he died as a martyr when he was killed with a spear.

Doubts are painful and they cause a lot of guilt and shame. There are basically two kinds of doubts: emotional and intellectual. Emotional doubts take the form of questions such as: “Does God really love me?” “Does God care about my suffering?” “Does even notice me?”

Intellectual doubts deal with the need for more information about God, such as: “How can I know that the Bible is historically accurate and can be trusted?” “Did Jesus really exist?” “Did people tell the truth about Jesus?”

There are answers to all these questions.  Which means, there are answers to all our doubts. The field of study that has the information for these questions is called, “Apologetics”. Just look up “Apologetics” on the internet and you will find a lot of answers at your fingertips.

I am available to speak with you about any of the questions you’ve been struggling with. I understand what you are going through because I’ve been there myself.

Jesus doesn’t want you to feel guilty or ashamed because you have doubts. On the contrary, He will help you to find the answers to your questions because He loves you more than you can imagine.

In Christ,

Pastor David