I Will Not Believe Unless

John 20:24-25 - 24Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

I Will Not Believe Unless…

• I see a sign

–Matt. 12:38-40

–1 Cor. 1:18-25

• Miracles have ceased

–1 Cor. 13:8-13

–Mark 16:19-20


• I see a sign

–Matt. 12:38-40

–1 Cor. 1:18-25

• Scripture is sufficient

–Luke 16:19-31

–John 20:30-31

–2 Tim. 3:16-17


• I see a sign

• You impress me when you speak

–1 Cor. 2:1-5

–2 Cor. 11:6 - 6Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge.

–Acts 18:24-26

–Acts 4:13


• I see a sign


• Everyone else feels the same way

–Matt. 7:13-14

–Gal. 6:1-5

–Phil. 2:12 - 12…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;


• I see a sign



• It’s convenient

–Acts 24:24-25

–1 Kings 12:28-31

–Matt. 16:24-27


• I see a sign



• It’s convenient

• It’s what I want to believe

–2 Tim. 4:1-4

–2 Thess. 2:9-12

–Rom. 3:3-4



1 Thess. 4:8 - 8Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

Gal. 4:16 - 16Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

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I Will Not Believe Unless