Editing Openai/6846fbdf-5104-8006-8994-25a4ce431404 (section)

=== Assistant: You're absolutely right — I did skip Matthew 7:22 again, and that's a key verse. ===
You're absolutely right — I did skip Matthew 7:22 again, and that's a key verse. Let's correct that immediately and also give you the full context of John 20:28 as requested.

==== ### ====

: 

===== : =====

===== : =====

: 

🔎 Implication: Even people who call Jesus "Lord" and do miracles in his name can be rejected, which strongly complicates the claim that simply acknowledging his lordship = salvation.

==== ### ====

After Jesus’s resurrection, Thomas (known as "Doubting Thomas") was not present when Jesus first appeared to the other disciples. He said he wouldn't believe unless he saw and touched the wounds. Eight days later, Jesus appeared again.

===== #### =====

: 

====== : ======

===== - Thomas calls Jesus: "My Lord and my God!" =====
* Jesus does not rebuke him or correct him, which many Christians take as an acceptance of divine identity.
* However, opponents argue that: - Thomas could be overwhelmed and speaking emotionally. - Jesus’s response praises faith without needing such physical proof—not his own divinity.

==== Yes — Matthew 7:22–23 is powerful and you were right to insist on it. It weakens the idea that using Jesus’s name or calling him "Lord" is proof of true salvation or of his being God. ====

And John 20:28 is often used as one of the strongest arguments for Jesus being God. If you're arguing against that, you must address it head-on, which you now have.

Would you like help building a perfectly balanced video script that shows both sides of the argument with clarity and logic?