{"query": "Thomas the Doubter", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_a445cad711aa", "title": "Thomas the Doubter", "shelf": "reference", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Honest about what he does not believe; wants tangible evidence; given it personally; confesses My Lord and my God.\n\nFailure mode: Demanding terms of proof that exclude testimony of trusted witnesses.\n"}, {"id": "card_n_b3f69c6171cd", "title": "Easton: Thomas", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Twin, one of the twelve (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18, etc.). He was also called Didymus (John 11:16; 20:24), which is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew name. All we know regarding him is recorded in the fo"}, {"id": "card_n_db9e04710313", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_56: My Son, so far as thou art able to go out of thyself so far shalt thou be abl...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "My Son, so far as thou art able to go out of thyself so far shalt thou be able to enter into Me. As to desire no outward thing worketh internal peace, so the forsaking of self inwardly joineth unto Go"}, {"id": "card_n_c3a1b7990ca9", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_12: That seemeth a hard saying to many, If any man will come after Me, let him de...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "That seemeth a hard saying to many, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his Cross and follow Me.(1) But it will be much harder to hear that last sentence, Depart from me, y"}, {"id": "card_n_1827d973fbb4", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_05: The Voice of the Beloved If thou hadst angelic purity and the holiness of hol...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Beloved If thou hadst angelic purity and the holiness of holy John the Baptist, thou wouldest not be worthy to receive or to minister this Sacrament. For this is not deserved by merit"}, {"id": "card_n_8a2f565f412d", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_11: The Voice of the Disciple O most sweet Lord Jesus, how great is the blessedne...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Disciple O most sweet Lord Jesus, how great is the blessedness of the devout soul that feedeth with Thee in Thy banquet, where there is set before it no other food than Thyself its on"}, {"id": "card_n_400b6fa91708", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_06: “My Son, thou art not yet strong and prudent in thy love.” 2.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, thou art not yet strong and prudent in thy love.” 2. Wherefore, O my Lord? 3. “Because for a little opposition thou fallest away from thy undertakings, and too eagerly seekest after consolati"}, {"id": "card_n_4e58e46e878d", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_01: I will hearken what the Lord God shall say within me.(1) Blessed is the soul ...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "I will hearken what the Lord God shall say within me.(1) Blessed is the soul which heareth the Lord speaking within it, and receiveth the word of consolation from His mouth. Blessed are the ears which"}, {"id": "card_n_461210416cab", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_12: The Voice of the Beloved I am the Lover of purity, and Giver of sanctity.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Beloved I am the Lover of purity, and Giver of sanctity. I seek a pure heart, and there is the place of My rest. Prepare for Me the larger upper room furnished, and I will keep the Pa"}, {"id": "card_n_0a20dba3e80e", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_10: The Voice of the Beloved Thou must frequently betake thee to the Fountain of ...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Beloved Thou must frequently betake thee to the Fountain of grace and divine mercy, to the Fountain of goodness and all purity; to the end that thou mayest obtain the healing of thy p"}, {"id": "card_n_dde8b0288252", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_02: The Voice of the Disciple Trusting in Thy goodness and great mercy, O Lord, I...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Disciple Trusting in Thy goodness and great mercy, O Lord, I draw near, the sick to the Healer, the hungering and thirsting to the Fountain of life, the poverty-stricken to the King o"}, {"id": "card_n_8564d1ef7b71", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_43: “My Son, let not the fair and subtle sayings of men move thee.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, let not the fair and subtle sayings of men move thee. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.(1) Give ear to My words, for they kindle the heart and enlighten the mind, they brin"}, {"id": "card_n_1c57a5f5e006", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_09: The Voice of the Disciple Lord, all that is in the heaven and in the earth is...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Disciple Lord, all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine.(1) I desire to offer myself up unto thee as a freewill offering, and to continue Thine for ever. Lord, in the uprig"}, {"id": "card_n_c128b675c14f", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_18: The Voice of the Beloved Thou must take heed of curious and useless searching...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Beloved Thou must take heed of curious and useless searching into this most profound Sacrament, if thou wilt not be plunged into the abyss of doubt. He that is a searcher of Majesty s"}, {"id": "card_n_29926e451adb", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_06: The testimony of a good conscience is the glory of a good man.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The testimony of a good conscience is the glory of a good man. Have a good conscience and thou shalt ever have joy. A good conscience is able to bear exceeding much, and is exceeding joyful in the mid"}, {"id": "card_c_63f9ab282ff5", "title": "Easton: Thomas cites Mark", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Cites Mark 3:18 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_n_752aaf678f74", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_03: “My Son, hear My words, for My words are most sweet, surpassing all the knowl...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, hear My words, for My words are most sweet, surpassing all the knowledge of the philosophers and wise men of this world. My words are spirit, and they are life,(1) and are not to be weighed b"}, {"id": "card_c_88c41f184814", "title": "Easton: Thomas references Alphaeus", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Alphaeus (person) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a person."}, {"id": "card_n_32fad3beb6a6", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_32: “My Son, thou canst not possess perfect liberty unless thou altogether deny t...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, thou canst not possess perfect liberty unless thou altogether deny thyself. All they are enslaved who are possessors of riches, they who love themselves, the selfish, the curious, the restles"}, {"id": "card_n_d3713f9f17e9", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_10: Why seekest thou rest when thou art born to labour?", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Why seekest thou rest when thou art born to labour? Prepare thyself for patience more than for comforts, and for bearing the cross more than for joy. For who among the men of this world would not glad"}]}