TOMA "Infidels" Our faith hardener

                   

     We do not know precisely when he was born the term " Doubting Thomas "but we know the exact source of this expression. All Christians have heard willy-nilly spread the Gospel read in all languages ​​of the world in the true sense of the word and Thomas called Didymus doubt. Gospel read at Vespers of Easter Sunday and the Sunday after Easter II tells us frightened disciples encounter with Christ. Jesus rose from the dead comes from the apostles and enter the door with his body transfigured saying to them, "Peace be unto you" (John 20; 19).

   Christ the Truth and the Life, shows hands and His side pierced disciples (Jn 20, 20) to not mislead us uceninici and future course also Thomas Christians we could interpret as a ghost or a " ghost ". Evangelist omits to remember that the disciples were glad when they saw him.

  Repeat Savior and "Peace be with you" and send the apostles to preach the Gospel, like his who was sent by the Father (John 20; 21). This repetition of the   words "peace to you" Savior does for two reasons:

-           To bless with His peace celestial

-           and to spiritual calm because their souls were troubled because of the events, fear of the Jews, and somewhat miraculous appearance of the Savior.

   The controversial verse of the Catholic Church and on the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son (filioque addition) "he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost; If you forgive the sins will be forgiven and if you retain, they are retained "(Jn 20, 22-23). With all our science and mystery of the Holy Trinity theologhisirea we can not and we will not include never know why this thread split dogmatic remove it from the reader to ease and fluidity writing text.

   As a gesture of breath, immateriality and invisibility can interpret the Holy Spirit. Aşijderea air that we breathe, we feel but not see it, so the Spirit of God works through us and in us. However ennobles the man with the power to forgive and loose, like God's power that had until then only God (See Healing Paralytic and reluctance Pharisees) and dealtmiteri here reflect the image of God in man by the power and crowning of human . It is a new power, and a preamble of the Holy Spirit, a presentation   made ​​by the Savior  of the third Person of the Trinity, which was somewhat enigmatic until then, so he prepared the way John with Him.

   The Apostle Thomas was not with the disciples at the time and we do not know exactly where it is, but we know from the news  vehemently denies Resurrection although ten men confessed his friends with the same aplomb (Jn 20, 24-25). Interestingly, in the courts and the Jewish Sanhedrin testimony of two men was viable and credible testimony of two men was considered criminal trial, but still does not believe ten apostles Thomas. What was in his mind it difficult to discern but our sincerity nor we ourselves do not know how we would react. Often insignificant events doubt, ask and inquire stick with ambiguity, and the poor Toma all until today we call " infidel ".

   After an eight-day mystic and Savior comes through doors with the same words, "Peace be with you!" Repeated a third time and so I welcome this irenic disciples in the name of the Trinity (Jn 20, 26). Now we ask the Holy Spirit came to Doubting Thomas was not present at the first revelation of Christ? Because he did not blow over!? And it is addressed directly to Thomas telling him to put his finger into the holes in Palm Coast and claims to be not faithless but believing (John 20; 27). Of course Thomas ashamed and exclaimed, confess what no one had hitherto "My Lord and my God" (Jn 20, 28). Suddenly becomes highest confessor and also strengthens our belief in the new over the centuries deity of Christ. Certainly Christ did not rebuke him, and he knew himself that investigate and doubt is human weakness, Peter had rejected, Judas betrayed the others fled and were now afraid to be Doubting Thomas. How many of us do not have bent or I am blamed or judged Creator ?? Thomas hesitated for a moment but at first did not even want to touch the Saviour's body to investigate. However the Saviour's words we learn that people were not seen and yet have believed him calling them happy (Jn 20; 29). So although we believe we see the icons in the church everywhere but do not want to be przenţi but flee from him.