Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”

Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

— John 20-24:28, English Standard Version

This is easily my favourite passage in the whole of the Bible. I relate to it on a very personal level, as I spent nearly 15 years denying the Lord’s existence entirely, and then a further 7 or so resisting His call to the True Faith.

The problem is that I was denying what is true. And in the end, the truth always wins. Doesn’t matter whether you like it or not, doesn’t matter whether you agree with it or not – the truth always wins, because it is true.

You don’t have to believe me, and you don’t even have to believe the words written in the Bible. That’s the beauty of the Scriptures. They don’t require you to believe in them, or else. They simply lay out a case for belief that becomes harder to refute the closer you look.

And, when presented with the ultimate evidence of the resurrection of the Living God from death itself, how can anyone respond other than the way in which Thomas the Doubter did?