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God’s Answer To Honest Doubt John 20:24-31

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Page 1: God’s Answer To Honest Doubt John 20:24-31. Two Sources of Doubt  Head or Reason  Contrary to what is “reasonable”  Heart or Emotion  Based on feelings

God’s Answer To Honest Doubt

John 20:24-31

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Two Sources of Doubt

Head or Reason Contrary to what is “reasonable”

Heart or Emotion Based on feelings that may be in

complete contrast to known facts Example of spouse saying, “You

don’t love me anymore!”

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Head or Reason

Doubt when we can’t understand through “natural” processes

Many doubt miracles because they haven’t seen or experienced such

Nathaniel – John 1:43-46a Thomas – John 20:24,25

Had seen Jesus die & buried

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Heart or Emotion

John the baptist – Matt. 11:2, 3 Note what he said in John 1:29-

34 That was based on evidence

(reason) His doubt now expressed during

emotional depression

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Answer to Doubt

Same in all cases To Nathaniel – John 1:46-49

“Come and see” To Thomas – John 20:27-29 To John – Matthew 11:4-6

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What About You?

Do you doubt: Jesus being Son of God? His church existing today? People being “Christians” only? Possibility of unity of all

believers?

COME and SEE!

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What Must I Do To Be Saved?

Hear the gospel (Rom. 10:17) Believe Jesus is Christ (Acts 8:37) Repent of your sins (Luke 13:3) Confess faith in Jesus (Mt. 10:32) Baptized for remission of sins (Acts

2:38) Be faithful unto death (Rev. 2:10)