(September 14, 2016 at 5:07 pm)Mudhammam Wrote:Quote: Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Sounds (I dare not say looks) like blind faith is what they were going for to me.
Maybe. I take it to mean more something more like the notion that some people require signs and wonders before they will accept the divinity of Christ. I would say that the believers to whom Jesus referred were those who already believed in God as revealed by the Torah and Prophetic Scriptures and who subsequently affirmed that He was the Messiah based His origin, instruction, and the testimony of those who knew Him. Romans 10:17 seems to support this interpretation.
However, Hebrews 10:1 would seem to support your interpretation.