John 20:28
“Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!””
What does John 20:28 mean?
Thomas has just seen the risen Jesus with his own eyes, touching the wounds in his hands and side, and his response is a confession that goes to the heart of Christian faith. In calling Jesus both "Lord" and "God," Thomas is declaring that Jesus is divine, not just a remarkable teacher or even a resurrected person, but God himself. This moment captures something beautiful: doubt and skepticism aren't rejected, but they're met with the living presence of Jesus, which transforms Thomas from a skeptic into someone making one of the Bible's most direct statements about who Jesus is.