No Doubt Now :: Matthew 28:16-20
Now the eleven disciples went into Galilee, onto the mountain where Jesus directed them. And when they saw him, they worshiped him, but they doubted. Can you believe that? They doubted!? The Lord’s inner circle!? The eleven!? Those in whom he trusted most!? Those who knew him, who loved him. They worshiped him but they doubted. Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised by this news at the end of the Gospel of Matthew. When the disciples saw their resurrected Lord for the first time after he rose from the dead on Easter, they worshiped him, but they doubted . They knew who he is. They knew he was with the Father, and the Father was with him. Yet they were uncertain about what they were seeing. Perhaps they were afraid of what it would mean. Afraid of what he would say ... Afraid of what he was going to do ... Afraid ... just days after they all abandoned him in doubt and fear. How could any of the eleven doubt? This is Jesus, is it not? Does this mean Jesus really is God, equal to the F...