John 20:19-31 | Bible Study Questions - Covenant Hope Church Dubai

OBSERVATION

What new evidence to you see for the bodily resurrection of Jesus?
1. What do you learn about the significance of Jesus' resurrection?
2. What previous lessons from the book of John do you see confirmed here?
We can often wish that we were Thomas and could see and feel the scars on Jesus' body. How do Jesus' words in John 20:29 counteract that feeling?
1. Why is it better to follow Jesus today than it was to see him physically resurrected?
What stands out to you about the author's comment in John 20:30-31?
1. Why did John write the things he did?
2. Have the things written in John caused you to believe? Or have they caused your present belief to be strengthened? How so?

How should we react to this passage about Jesus' resurrection?
1. How should we not react to this passage?
Do you sometimes doubt like Thomas?
1. What would persuade you to stop doubting and believe?
2. Are you sure that if that happened, you would really believe?
3. How does the promise of life affect your desire to choose to believe?
4. If you do believe, how have you experienced the "life" that Jesus offers? (cross-reference John 1:4, John 10:10)
Pray in light of this passage and about any applications you have made
Sing Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed to God and to one another.