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Let us read John 20:24-30 and let us examine what happened before the meeting between Christ and Thomas.
John 20:24-25
"Now Thomas , one of the Twelve,
was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them,
"Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."
Thomas made a condition for believing " "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."
John 20:26-27
"A week later his disciples were in the house again,
and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked,
Jesus came and stood among them and
said, "Peace be with you!" Then
he said to Thomas,
"Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
Thomas made those conditions, and Jesus gave it to him. why would he be surprised for getting something he required? besides, Jesus said, "stop doubting and believe"
so, Thomas did just that and declared his statement of faith.
John 20:28
Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
Again, Jesus said ""stop doubting and believe" thomas replied ""My Lord and my God!"
The context ofthe story clearly states, Thomas' statement as a declaration of faith. look at what Jesus said on verse 29-30
John 20:29-31
"Then Jesus told him,
"Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.But these are written that you may believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
The statement underlined clearly means Jesus was acknowldeging Thomas' statement of faith. therefore Jesus implicitly acknowledged he was in the status of a God. furthermore, the verse stated that ' But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
"The son of God"
The lion has cubs, human has babys and humans cannot bear lion cubs can they?
God's begotten son, must be God as well.:bow: