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Bible and Quran
In John 20:28 Thomas says to Jesus: "My Lord and my God!" (NIV).
Now, there are Muslims who claim that by saying "my God" Thomas merely expresses his astonishment,
similar to when someone says "Oh my God!".
However, that is not correct.
Because: First of all, today's common habit of addressing God with "Oh my God!"
in an instance of dismay was not allowed to Jews due to their fear of God.
Thus, it is hard to blame the Jew Thomas of letting the phrase
"my God" slip out unintentionally as it might be normal today.
Secondly, Thomas addresses Jesus explicitly. "Thomas said to him."
Grammatically, he clearly speaks to Jesus.
Thirdly, no godly Jew would allow the terms "my Lord" and "my God" to be used in addressing a human.
The apostles did not allow it in Acts 14, and neither did the angles in Revelation 22.
No Jew would have missed such a careless usage of the name of God or accidentally allowed it (to be) in the text,
let alone phrased it themselves, without truly intending this statement.
Fourthly, Thomas talks in a way that resembles Psalm 25:23 " ... my God and Lord."
(where) both terms in the Psalm address God. Only God in the Old Testament is called "Lord" and "God".
Further, no one but the one true God of the Bible is called my God or our God -- except for Jesus.
And fifthly, Jesus comments on Thomas' newly gained faith with praise rather than with rebuke.
No disciple present in the closed room raises objection and in Verse 29 Jesus praises all who believe the same, us as well.
"... blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
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