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(John 19:1-29)
I. Introduction.
A. Orientation.
Weve been looking at
What Jesus was willing
To go through for us,
So that we might be reconciled to God
So that we,
Who deserve nothing other
Than to suffer forever in hell forever
For our rebellion against God,
Might be forgiven,
Adopted into His family,
And made the heirs of His kingdom
Purely by His grace.
B. Preview.
This morning,
Were reminded that death wasnt the end
II. Sermon.
A. How do we know Jesus rose from the dead?
He said, 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
(v. 25).
Sadly, Thomas had to wait another week before he would see him.
Jesus said to him, Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are
they who did not see, and yet believed (v. 29).
Jesus had earlier commended Nathaniel
For believing He was the Messiah
Purely on the basis of His statement
That He had seen him under the fig tree (1:49).
Thomas had seen much more,
But wouldnt believe until He had seen it for himself
The same was true, by the way, of the other disciples.
But Jesus says, Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.
That is the way we received Him.
We cant see as Thomas and the disciples saw.
We have to depend on the eyewitness testimonies
The Lord has given us.
But through them, we have seen Him.
And because we do,
Jesus says we are blessed
We are blessed because He has given us
His Spirit to open our eyes,
And we are blessed because having done so
We are now safe.
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