Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
A Disciple Who Could Not Be Easily Convinced
Text: John 20: 24 - 25
A DISCIPLE WHO COULD NOT BE EASILY CONVINCED
All the disciples had different personalities and characters. Thomas had a hard time believing his friends who told him that they had seen the Risen Saviour and Lord.
“Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ So he said to them, ‘Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.’”
John 20:24-25
1. Thomas
a. He was one of a pair.
b. He was called “The Twin”.
i. He could have had a twin brother.
ii. He could have a twin sister.
c. He was one of “The twelve”.
2. “Was not with them when Jesus came”
a. We are not told why he was not there with the other disciples.
b. He had missed the opportunity to see the Risen Saviour when He appeared to the others.
3. “The other disciples”
a. They witnessed to him.
b. They shared about Jesus with gladness of heart.
4. Inappropriate response of Thomas
a. Unless he personally saw the Risen Saviour, he would not believe.
b. Unless he saw His wounded hands, he would not believe.
c. Unless he put his hand into the wound at the side of Jesus, he would not believe.
HOW UNBELIEF CAN HURT DEEPLY
Thomas had no reason to make such conditions to the Lord. The following nuances may be noted:
1. There was unbelief.
2. There was stubbornness.
3. There was pride.
4. There was no recall of what Jesus had taught him about understanding His identity (John 14:5-7).
经文：约翰福音 20：24-25
一个不容易信服的门徒
门徒们都各有不同的性格。当多马的朋友们告诉他他们见到了复活的救主时，他觉得难以置信。
“那十二个门徒中有称为低土马的多马，耶稣来的时候，他没有和他们同在。那些门徒就对他说：‘我们已经看见主了！’多马却说：“我非看见他手上的钉痕，用指头探入那钉痕，又用手探入他的肋旁，我总不信。”
《约翰福音 20：24-25》