(04-21-19) Ptr. Lynard Molo
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#toseeistobelieve
"Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
*Hebrews 11:1
"1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
*John 20:24-29
"24 Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
25 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."
*We depend on what we see
*We depend on what we touch
*2 Corinthians 4:18
"18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
*2 Corinthians 5:7
"7 We live by faith, not by sight."
26 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!"
27 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."
*You want an evidence, sign, proof, confirmation.
28 Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
*1 Peter 1:8-9
"8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
9 for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls."
*Hebrews 11:6
"6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of the faith is to see what you believe."
