Another term fashioned after the Western mindset and not the Bible. "Doubting Thomas." Only a fool would accept just anyone claiming to be Jesus Christ. Asking for proof is reasonable!
Thomas didn't doubt Jesus Christ; he wanted evidence that it was really Him.
Thomas trusted in Christ years before Christ died and followed Him. He was a disciple of Christ. Thomas was saved; however, as a wise man of God, he was not going to believe just any ghost or demon who appeared to him.
Thomas was obeying God in one aspect, that is "test all things," as written in 1 Thessalonians. Thomas was not a doubter; he was a wise man.
Christ was not chastising Thomas for requiring proof that He was the risen Christ Who stood before Him. Christ knew that there would be many who would never see Christ who would trust in Him. They would be following Christ by faith, as Thomas did when he first followed Christ as a disciple.
This is the problem when people add their own words and ideas to Scripture. They name-call using words like "doubting Thomas," which are not in the Bible.
John 20:29 "29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Be careful to never accept phrases that have come down through man's traditions. The account of Thomas's encounter with the Risen Christ was legitimate; Christ was not chastising him for requiring proof. He was merely stating that there will be far more believers who have not seen Him who would believe, and their faith would bless them too.
Warning: never trust someone who comes to you and claims to be Christ. The Bible will guide you with all the principles necessary to be able to discern the truth as you read the Bible and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in everything.
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