Thomas often gets a bad rap.

He doubted one time and has been eternally labeled as “doubting Thomas.”

Seems unfair. After all, don’t we all doubt from time to time?

Peter denied Jesus three times! And he is known as The Rock (predates Dwayne Johnson), not “denying Peter.”

Yes, the moniker, “doubting Thomas,” seems unfair.

I propose that Thomas is a Biblical hero – in large part because of his doubting.

As one of those closest to Jesus, his status as a doubter, yet still being fully accepted as a disciple gives me (and I’m assuming many of you) freedom to admit I don’t have all the answers, sometimes I am confused, and at times life makes no sense whatsoever.

In many ways he is my role model.

Doubting yet still following.

Here’s a few more things about Thomas that get overlooked:

When the others were scared to return to Judea, he said (paraphrase here), “come on, let’s go declare our love for Jesus and if we die, we die.”

When Jesus was wondering what his disciples thought of him, Thomas was the first in all of history to declare Jesus as the Messiah.

And according to world history, Thomas, before he died, went to India and told the folks there about Jesus. Millions of Indian Christians owe their faith and love of Jesus to Thomas’ missionary efforts.

So go ahead and express your doubts.

And simultaneously live your faith.