Thomas said “My Lord and my God” because the risen Jesus appeared to him, knew his earlier demand for evidence and invited him to examine the wounds. The confession recognises both the personal authority of Jesus and His divine identity.
The words form a climax within John’s Gospel. The book begins by declaring that the Word was God, and it moves toward a disciple addressing the crucified and risen Jesus as God. Jesus receives the confession and calls Thomas to believe.
The scene also turns toward later readers. Jesus pronounces a blessing upon those who have not seen and yet believe. John then states that his signs were written so that readers may believe and receive life.
“And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.”
John 20:28, KJV
Readers who want to follow this theme through the whole Gospel can continue with John: Uncovering Scripture (available to our members also).
The Extra Study below follows Thomas from absence and refusal to worship, and shows how his confession brings together the resurrection, the identity of Jesus and the purpose of John’s Gospel.
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