Sentences with phrase «happens as a miracle»

Well, we tend to describe any low probability event that happens as a miracle.

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As Albert the Great, medieval philosopher, scientist, and teacher of Thomas Aquinas, remarked: «In the natural sciences we do not investigate how God the Creator operates according to His will and uses miracles to show His power, but rather what may happen in natural things on the ground of the causes inherent in nature» (In I De caelo et mundo, tr.

I suppose I am guilty of this as well, refusing to believe the miracles that the bible says have happened, but considering I have yet to see a true, bonafide miracle in my life like the ones that happened all the time in the bible, I think my skepticism is slightly more healthy than your unwavering naive belief.

Seems as man became smarter... the gods and great miracles happened less and less... in fact gods become more obscure as mankind becomes less ignorant.

Although there are undoubtedly dogmatic historians who reject miracles out of hand, an intellectually sophisticated historian would never claim that miracles can not happen but only that the historian, as historian, is never able to claim that a given event is supernaturally caused.

It is true that the miracles of healing that Jesus performed during his earthly ministry do not seem to happen as often in the Church today, although they are by no means unheard of.

If such a miracle could happen once it could happen twice, but as nature miracles these pose a special problem of credibility.

a miracle is something that happens out side of nature and nothing happens with out nature consent, thus there is no such thing as a miracle.

To say that «what happened in Jesus was of the Spirit» is not a factual claim dependent upon a biological miracle, but a way of seeing Jesus that immediately involves seeing him as the decisive disclosure of God.

«Because some scholars have treated miracle claims in the Gospels and Acts as purely legendary on the premise that such events do not happen, I intended to challenge their instinctive dismissal of the possibility of such claims by referring to a few works that catalogued modern eyewitness claims of miracles.»

If god stopped the accident from happening then his unverifiable miracle couldn't be used as evidence of his power, but if it was able to be verified than most reasonable people would have to accept it and that would somehow violate a persons free will to accept god as real.

Please offer one piece of evidence that any of these «miracles» actually happened as a result of intervention from a higher power, and not because of inner strength.

1) Miracles such as those I listed happened over 2,000 years ago and we have not observed or recorded similar phenomenon since that time that couldn't be more easily explained by other non-miraculous causes...

For example, if a person thinks that miracles can not happen, then they will not regard Jesus» miracles as historical.

They know, as Wesley did not, that many of the supposed miracles reported in Scripture can be interpreted as perfectly natural occurrences and that yet others are clearly the products of faith, instead of extraordinary happenings that somehow produced faith.

Most people reading the ancient scriptures understand these accounts of hearing God's voice as miracles that really did happen but no longer take place today, or maybe as folkloric flourishes to ancient stories.

Your story is a reminder that miracles happen even in the darkest situations & we all have the opportunity (not obligation — its a gift, not a burden) to help each other in this very tough love lesson, known as life.

but you just write this off as some rare happened and chide me for holding that this was a miracle and a blessing?

If Jesus» belief in miracles is understood as a general conviction that certain happenings, which we today are accustomed to attribute to natural causes, depend upon a higher, divine cause, then the belief is meaningless and has no relation to his idea of God.

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

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».

When questioned by his friends as to how such a miracle could have happened, the man replies, anecdotally, «All I know is that I once was blind, and now I can see.»

If the concept of miracle were to vanish, as a mirage, before the advance of science, what was to happen to Christian apologetics?

As the play's Cates puts it, «Living comes from a long miracle, it didn't just happen in seven days.»

I don't insist that you abrogate your faith that miracles actually happened as reported in the Gospels, so long as you don't expect me to believe that they did.

In one way, what happens next makes the whole story look like a conventional miracle of the sort that healers of many nations and peoples have done over the centuries, including prophets such as Elijah and Elisha.

As far as I know, there is no compelling scientific evidence that the miracles ascribed to Jesus happened, or that any similar miracles ever happened in all of historAs far as I know, there is no compelling scientific evidence that the miracles ascribed to Jesus happened, or that any similar miracles ever happened in all of historas I know, there is no compelling scientific evidence that the miracles ascribed to Jesus happened, or that any similar miracles ever happened in all of history.

In the life histories of Pentecostals, as well as of other religions, we can note that as much as they believe in supernatural power or magic, they confront miracles which do not happen in everyday life.

Unless a miracle happens then we have no CL football next season, we need to sign a known name who can see us as a step up still and can believe that this will be a one off season with no CL football.

A very fanciful move, it would be an absolute miracle if this happened, as Barcelona will not want to sell one of their best players without the chance to sign a replacement until January.

If by some miracle we find that Neuer is playing to the same calibre as before, and that playing him won't be a risk to the World Cup, then it won't be unfair to bench Ulreich in his favour — as and when that happens.

Of course I don't expect Arsene Wenger to make such wholesome changes of 5 first team players in the winter transfer window — as well as shifting the playing pattern, but miracles do happen, don't they?

As for the Premier League Title win, a miracle can still happen for Arsenal to win it this season as we are still mathematically in the race despite Man City having an arrogant campaign so far this season in the Premiet LeaguAs for the Premier League Title win, a miracle can still happen for Arsenal to win it this season as we are still mathematically in the race despite Man City having an arrogant campaign so far this season in the Premiet Leaguas we are still mathematically in the race despite Man City having an arrogant campaign so far this season in the Premiet League.

Jamie Vardy has a party, and so do all the Leicester supporters as they celebrate an unbelievable season in which they prove that miracles can happen.

Blizzard FC also showed that miracles do happen as Captain Danny came off at half time with pulled hamstring but the injured captain decided in the closing minutes of the game to go in goal as the other goalkeeper had to come off injured.

The Minneapolis Miracle is certainly worthy of a display in Canton, as one of the handful of moments in NFL history where all you could do was scream in awe at what had just happened (or sadness, if you're a Saints fan).

That could happen though, as United drawing 0 - 0 with Newcastle during the week proved, although Arsenal holding up their end of the bargain — the Londoners now requiring nothing less than a flawless finish to the season — may require the odd miracle in itself.

A particularly determined baby might be able to wiggle their way out, which doesn't happen as much with non-velcro swaddle sacks like the Miracle Blanket.

Rather than passing herself off as some sort of miracle worker, or trying to sell me on a simple five - step plan she'd come up with, she made it clear to me that improving school food can not happen without lots of hard work and, most importantly, without funding; in her case, San Francisco's board of education is willing to kick in significant money each year to cover the costs of the improved school food.

The miracle has happened, what you have worked so hard for and waited for what seems like forever, the time is here as your little baby boy or girl has finally entered the world and you are able to fulfill your dreams and cuddle them in your arms.

The past century's great advances in medical diagnosis and treatment — including kidney dialysis, artificial body parts such as lenses and joints, magnetic resonance imaging, and genetic testing — could have happened only with crucial contributions from physical scientists and engineers, who will also be needed for the next generation of health care miracles.

It is characteristic of Walford that he describes what happened next as «kind of a miracle,» despite its lasting effect on his health.

As Dr. Prager wrote in JAMA years ago, the simple miracle of urinating often goes unappreciated — until the kidneys, ureters, or bladder malfunction, as happened to his own soAs Dr. Prager wrote in JAMA years ago, the simple miracle of urinating often goes unappreciated — until the kidneys, ureters, or bladder malfunction, as happened to his own soas happened to his own son.

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And now as this baby moves more and more, I just smile and laugh as I watch the miracle happen before my eyes.

Not much happens in The Midwife, but its depth and texture make this a moving film about families, time passing and shared history — and the handful of scenes in the maternity unit where Claire works, five or six little miracles of birth, somehow add to its sense of a life as mysterious and precious.

Mary Steenburgen delivers a strong leading performance, and Harry Dean Stanton is unforgettable as the mysterious angel Gideon who's playing his harmonica up in the trees when he's not making miracles happen on his assignments from above.

What happens: Wolfgang von Strucker, now in possession of Loki's scepter, proclaims, «This is the age of miracles» as we first lay our eyes on Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, two secondary villains (and one future Avenger) in Age of Ultron.

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Dropping the LTG 250 horsepower 2.0 L DOHC - 4v 4 - cyl turbo won't happen; but given how anemic it's 1.4 L DOHC - 4v 4 - cyl turbo which makes just 138 hp, it's a miracle that Chevy can get over 6,000 buyers as even the LWC 1.6 L DOHC - 4v 4 - cyl turbo making 200 hp (from the Buick Cascada) would be a big jump in performance although another viable alternative would be 1.6 L turbo - diesel that is an option in both the Chevy Equinox and Cruze as it's 240 lb - ft of torque could transform the personality of the Chevy Trax.