John 20:28 - My Lord and my God

 John 20:28 (KJV) And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 

Thomas clearly exclaims "my Lord and my God" to Jesus. Understandable as seeing Jesus is seeing God the Father. He's the image of the invisible God.

Look back a few chapters where Thomas and Peter are asking Jesus about which way to go, and how to see the Father.

John 14:5-9 (KJV) Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

Thomas didn't call Jesus God, he simply declared "seeing" both Jesus and God the Father when in Jesus' presence.

Trying to claim Thomas thought Jesus was Yahweh God almighty is untenable. Jews read the shema everyday. Hear O Israel Yahweh is ONE.

Statement of faith

 I believe in the one and only true God (John 17:3). The God of Israel who's name is Yahweh, also known as The Father, who sent Jesus and empowered him to teach about God, and to be the initiator of the new covenant to replace the old laws of Moses.

I confess that Jesus is God's Messiah, the son of God.

I believe Jesus willingly gave himself as a once and for all sacrifice for sin.

I believe Jesus, a real man, God's anointed, the Christ... died and was raised back to life, and exalted to God's right hand, and currently reigns as God's appointed Lord over all creation, including over myself.

I believe we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ, and belief that he is what he said he is, which in the end reconciles us to the father, the only true God.