John Greco writes a column for RELEVANT
about a miracle Jesus notably didn't perform for his cousin John — and what it teaches us.
Not exact matches
The Bible contains a lot of interesting stories, talks between people, between God (
Jesus) and people, wisdom (proverbs), prophecy (revelation), words of salvation (the 4 gospels, the epistles), historical data, like dates, locations, names of people involved in the stories, parables, reports
about miracles,
Jesus did, songs, prayers, psalms etc...
No contemporary historian of
Jesus ever wrote a single word
about him, even as he was supposedly walking across the country side performing
miracles.
You had better learn to accept
Jesus first or no dice, and even then our «science» will focus on teaching you
about the
miracles of
Jesus.
Whenever a discussion of alcohol comes up among members of my congregation, and someone mentions the story
about Jesus turning water into wine for his first public
miracle, one point is inevitably made: that the wine back then was watered down so much it had little or no alcoholic content, making it barely more than grape juice.
Thus Martin concludes, for example, that N. T. Wright's approach to
Jesus, which mixes supernaturalism and ordinary biography, is just as historically valid as Sanders's method, which does not deal with
miracles or the resurrection — although, paradoxically Martin finds Wright's arguments
about the resurrection very unconvincing.
In Matthew 12:31 - 32, which talks
about the sin that will not be forgiven, it is true that some sort of denial is taking place by religious leaders who accuse
Jesus of performing His
miracles by the power of the devil.
The people see the
miracles and even benefit from them, but they have no idea at all what the
miracles indicate
about Jesus.
Even if he is a Christian, for example, he can set aside all the particular beliefs
about Jesus Christ, God,
miracles, salvation, and eternal life that he recognizes as peculiar to that tradition.
Have you ever noticed that as
Jesus went around preaching and performing
miracles, almost any time someone recognizes Him as the Messiah, He instructs them to keep quiet
about this and tell nobody else?
Any new
miracles were assumed to be the work of the devil or of charlatans, so the Gospel writers were probably apprehensive
about recording
Jesus»
miracles.
The reason they are mnot saved is because of lawlessness rather than being obedience to Gods word they believed in
Jesus Christ but because of there hearts did not walk according to the word and because it speaks of signs and wonders it seems more
about them and the works that they did.Of course none of us are saved by works.How do you understand that passage as some are saved and some are not it seems clear that to be saved we must believe and also walk in obedience to Gods word.brentnz A Tree and its Fruit mat 7: 2Many will say to Me on that day, «Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many
miracles?»
I am simply trying to understand you correctly.From what you stated, I am wondering
about your take on the virgin birth, the
miracles and healing
Jesus performed and his resurrection?
I often think
about THAT part of
Jesus» walking on water
miracle.
Such a principle of historical thinking has led to significant reinterpretation of biblical materials, including the
miracle traditions
about Jesus, the resurrection, and the ascription of titles of divinity to
Jesus.
You can't ignore gravity, it's pretty damn clear it exists and has effects on just
about everything, so you use the word
miracle to reconcile the idea that gravity does indeed exist but also
jesus can still walk on water.
If you ask the average Christians how God is most clearly revealed in
Jesus Christ, they may talk
about His teachings, His
miracles, or maybe even His resurrection from the dead, but few would point to the cross.
It is also a historical fact that
Jesus was a Jew who preached
about God the Father, who claimed to be God, worked
miracles, and was crucified during Pilate's reign.
While
Jesus»
miracles and sermons from heavy hitters like T.D. Jakes are enticing, often just talking
about your personal relationship with Christ is the best testimony you can provide.
Roman citizens who did not believe in
Jesus, wrote
about Him and acknowledged that He did
miracles (though they tried to explain them away as «sorcery»).
of his entire antiquities, there are two passages that mention
Jesus, 1 merely says his brother was James, and people called him christ (which says nothing
about works, resurrection,
miracles, teachings), and the other is recognized as most likely a forgery, even by biblical scholars.
Faith travels around the world telling people
about Jesus and has seen many
miracles and healings as a result
@ Rick The gap from when
jesus was born in the manger to when he was out and
about doing
miracles and preaching and the like,
jesus at seventeen...
You say you believe
Jesus had to be just a regular guy given the accounts, but that you think they lied
about miracles all through the text.
Whatever may be thought
about the
miracles of
Jesus, he himself is the greatest
miracle of all.
People asked
Jesus about the
miracle of healing people and he said that healing simple.
For example, if we had only the writings of Paul (which probably were the very earliest reports
about Jesus to have been written down), we would never have read that
Jesus ever taught in parables or proverbs, or that he performed
miracles, or that he was born of a virgin, since all of that information was written in the Gospels after the letters of Paul.
He performed countless
miracles to help convince non-believers, he carried the message of God's love for us, repentance and forgiveness and some where a CNN editor thinks there is any value in writing
about the possibility (albeit an unprovable opinion only...) that
Jesus was dirty living in the dust bowl of the eastern mediterranean?
More needs to be said
about the messianic implications of
Jesus the exorcist and
miracle worker and
about Jesus» presentation of himself as God's Wisdom come in the flesh.
How
about we give some thought to the fact that, despite all of his alleged
miracles, no one, not one living soul, thought to commit to writing any accounts of those events during
Jesus» lifetime.
Miracles are not what it's
about, it's
about loving God and him loving you, his forgiving sins through
Jesus's sacrifice.
Until only a hundred years ago the Gospel records of the «
miracles» of
Jesus were regarded as one of the most telling ways of substantiating the divine powers of
Jesus and hence the Christian claims
about Hun.
I wish everyone would experience a
miracle as I have, and all you need to do for this to happen is accept
Jesus Christ as your savior and God (and hear what
Jesus has to say
about «believing».
there are parts in the bible where people ask
jesus about the
miracle of raising people from the dead.
@just sayin, Yeah, I forgot
about the part of the bible where
jesus performed the
miracle of relativity and preached his message of quantum mechanics while healing the deformed differential equations.
We can not agree with those who would say that since
Jesus said this
about miracles he must not have performed any signs at all.
In an earlier time, when historical and source criticism held sway, Mark's Gospel was often considered a collage of episodes,
miracles and teachings leading up to stories
about Jesus» arrest, trial, crucifixion and resurrection.
Once you drop all the supernatural nonsense like his being a demigod and able to preform
miracles there actually is a lot to like
about Jesus.
Then there are dialogues, first with the crowd and then with «the Jews» (probably better Understood as Judean officials)
about the meaning of the
miracle of the feeding and
about Jesus» true identity.
The people admitted that the Baptist performed no
miracles, but everything he had said
about Jesus proved to be true.
But instead of being with
Jesus, instead of sitting down and speaking to him
about His ministry, instead of hearing stories
about all the amazing
miracles He performed, she busies herself around the house.
Countless millions of people believe that
about 2000 years ago, there was a man named
Jesus who lived in Israel, preached sermons, performed
miracles, was crucified on a cross, was buried, and rose again three days later from the dead.
All misgiving
about the damage done the owners would disappear if we could assume that this entire incident was not originally one told
about Jesus, but
about a Jewish
miracle man who undertook this expulsion in some heathen country, and hence felt no sympathetic concern either for the men or for the unclean animals.
Use these
Jesus miracle activities to teach your toddler
about the power of God found in
Jesus, the Son.
As I write this Thursday afternoon, we are still waiting to see two strong Palme contenders: The Wild Pear Tree by Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, a Cannes favourite who took the top prize in 2014 with Winter Sleep; and Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Capernaum, titled for a Biblical town where
Jesus Christ is said to have performed
miracles, which is getting good advance buzz for its story
about an unhappy boy launching a lawsuit against the adults who vex him.
A worksheet for pupils to write
about four
miracles of
Jesus and to draw a picture that represents this.
A lesson suitable for KS3
about Jesus»
miracles.