The Apostle Thomas got a bum rap with the name "Doubting" Thomas

" I agree that Jesus pointing out that he was doubting, and told him to stop. But he is not the one that gave him that actual nickname. "Jesus did not himself intentionally give the nickname with intent, he did however coin the word "doubting" that forever would be affiliated with Thomas. Had Jesus said "unbelieving" than we would all know Thomas as "unbelieving" Thomas, the point is Jesus coined the nickname unintentionally and historians just choose that word to affiliate with Thomas, any other word Jesus could have used would have been used instead, but Jesus chose the word that would be forever tied to Thomas. " And in a situation like Thomas', where he was likely still in shock and mourning over the death of his beloved friend and leader, his mind needed more proof. " - He had a week of fellow disciples telling him that Jesus returned, - He had known in advance that Jesus wold rise again, - He knew that it would happen but for days and days he didnt just not believe, he REFUSED to believe Jesus had come back without proof. .. .. There is a difference between disbelieving because of shock and mourning and being disbelieving by being stubborn. " So I do not see doubt as a bad thing"Not believing initially what anyone tells you is one thing, but refusing to believe anything that the apostles of Jesus are telling you about something you were told was going to happen before is being stubborn, not wise or a good thing for that matter. "the claim that "Thomas was the first person in recorded history to stubbornly deny something until he had fundamental proof" is unsubstantiated"I apologize, I could have sworn I had read that somewhere within this text here . http://www.12apostlesofthecatholicchurch.com... I currently cannot find where I saw this from, I apologize. "As I've stated, we all have our moments of doubt. It is how we face them that matters. Thomas faced his, and spent the rest of his life as a champion of Christ. "Here's the thing though, Thomas didnt doubt his resurrection then spent the rest of his life preaching that is what I find hypocritical. Thomas spent YEARS and YEARS preaching his faith in Jesus BEFORE this event happened. He spent years telling people to have faith and open up their hearts and minds to Jesus and Christianity, but when Thomas was put up to the test over believing that Jesus had come back, he didnt just doubt, he REFUSED to believe ANYTHING anyone told him. THAT is the hypocritical part, spending years and years of your life to one cause and then stubbornly refusing to believe that the person you called God was resurrected is what is hypocritical. Ill end my arguments there, allow me to recap this debate for those who skipped a large chunk of reading this debate1) The Pro and I both agree that Doubting Thomas had doubted.2) The Pro and I agree that of all the disciples, Thomas's doubt was the lengthiest and most extreme.3) I argued that since we do not know the exact words that Mary used to deliver news to the other apostles, their disbelief and doubt may have come from Mary's choice of words or tone and not from the fact that Jesus was resurrected. 4) It was Jesus himself who first used the word "doubting" towards Thomas, the use of the word "doubting" did not come from a random historian or unknown clergy member.5) While the other apostles quickly overcame their initial disbelief without proof, they were quickly convinced it was true6) While the other apostles accepted the resurrection of Jesus without proof, Thomas wanted undeniable, tangible proof7) While the other apostles overcame their disbelief in a matter of hours, Thomas refused to believe for an entire week8) Despite years and years of dedicating his life to the cause of Christianity, Thomas had doubted that Jesus was resurrected9) Despite knowing beforehand that Jesus would return from the dead exactly three days after he died, Thomas still refused to believe Jesus had returned. 10) Despite the other apostles telling Thomas that Jesus was resurrected, Thomas refused to believe. 11) "Doubting Thomas" is a phrase for a person being a skeptic, It was the English language that made "doubting Thomas" into a phrase, not history.