26A week later the disciples were together again. This time, Thomas was with them. Jesus came in while the doors were still locked and stood in the middle of the group. He greeted his disciples 27and said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and look at my hands! Put your hand into my side. Stop doubting and have faith!"Answer:
28Thomas replied, "You are my Lord and my God!"
29Jesus said, "Thomas, do you have faith because you have seen me? The people who have faith in me without seeing me are the ones who are really blessed!" (John 20:26-29, (Contemporary English Version)
You are using the Contemporary Translation of the Bible. Yet majority of the translations translated the part: "You are my Lord and my God!" of the Contemporary English Version as: "My Lord and My God." And I already told you on my previous post, "Thomas Called Christ His Lord and His God" that the God that the apostles believed, since it's the ONLY TRUE God that Christ introduced to them, is the Father.
Another thing is, when Thomas said, "My Lord and My God," he was still on the state of confusion and surprise since Thomas did not believe that Christ had risen from the dead. It just similar to when you're surprised and immediately shouted, "Jesus Maria Joseff!" or "Oh My God!"
In other words, Thomas on that verses, was not teaching nor preaching.
However, if you'll check who the ONLY TRUE God that the apostles including Thomas believed with, you'll learn that it's not Christ but it's the Father.
6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live.(I Corinthians 8:6, New King James Version)
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