Not exact matches
Given the «
miracle» Nicaragua already is and could be — a Latin American nation where the hungry are being fed, the sick are being
healed and the homeless are finding homes, where schools and parks are being built and faith is being put into practice
as well
as proclaimed in temples — it is hard to deny the reality expressed in a common slogan one hears there: «There is no contradiction between Christianity and the revolution.»
Jesus himself said that the
miracle of
healing was not
as powerful
as the
miracle of forgiving sins (Mark 2).
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.
For Jesus, human
healing is never spiritualized; he attends to the bodily needs of those around him through table fellowship
as well
as miracles.
More than simply accepting my existence
as miraculous, if I take the romantic part I might expect a charismatic
miracle of specific
healing.
He'd
healed folks elsewhere, but not at home, even, he says,
as in the age of Elijah and Elisha, when lots of people starved and lepers abounded but
miracles from God came only in Sidon and Syria.
We can not prove a metaphysical connection, just
as the thousands of reported
miracle healings or other presumed answers to prayer can not be proved to the satisfaction of the Humes and the Kants of the world.
I don't know how Jesus was able to get of it done and still
heal the sick, preform
miracles and work
as a carpenter.
Seemingly paranormal experiences, including
miracles,
healing, prophecy, discernment of spirits, words of knowledge and glossolalia, are accepted
as bona fide Christian experiences.
As a nurse, I struggle with the «God has
healed me
miracles».
As for the reason Jesus was put to death, Cox locates the proximate cause not in humanity's sinfulness; nor in Jewish outrage over Jesus» claims to be the Son of God and the Way, the Truth, and the Life; nor in the jealousy of religious leaders threatened by Jesus»
miracles (which Cox suggests were the fruit of positive thinking on the part of those who «feel»
healed after touching Jesus); nor in his teachings (which Cox insists were uncontroversial among the Jews).
I saw a deaf man begin to speak in tongues which was astounding and a young girl hear from a dead ear and an elderly catholic lady stand up straight
as God ungnarled her arthritic back... those were times of awe... I was 16, 17, 18 — young, naive and I saw
miracles,
healings, incredible things but most of all hundreds of people come to faith.
It is the Biblical notion that
miracles have ceased to be normal... This is not to say that God has stopped performing
miracles, or that the Holy Spirit has stopped working, but only that the Apostolic
miracles such
as speaking in tongues, prophecy / revelation, and
healings have ceased
as a normative gift to individual believers: 1) The Holy Spirit's purpose in imparting the «sign gifts,» has expired 2) The sign gifts were given exclusively to the original Twelve Apostles, so that the sign gifts and Apostleship are inextricably linked 3) The gift of Apostleship no longer exists
My understanding is that Jesus
healed the sick not to provide health care to all
as suggested (in my opinion that is just ignorant) but to perform
miracles so that people would believe and save their souls for eternity.
But, the moment that zeal for authentic Christianity returns, at the point of new connection to the
miracle of grace, the dreams written off
as «childish» will flood our hearts with sudden
healing.
One thing does seem peculiar though, and I may be mistaken here, why would an organization that doesn't really buy into the
miracles of Jesus, e.g.
healings and resurrection, and by extension the divinity or prophetic nature of Jesus, e.g. Jesus
as an «itinerant... sage», really be all that interested in determining exactly what Jesus said?
He had 12 disciples, travelled about performing
miracles such
as healing the sick and walking on water and was known by terms such
as «
as the good shepherd.»
I'm sorry but I find this offensive... It's like churches want to hijack the benefits science has brought to the
healing of AIDS patients
as a
miracle of their god.
Faith travels around the world telling people about Jesus and has seen many
miracles and
healings as a result
I had read a similar explanation many years ago — about oil being the «medical preparation» for
healing of the day — with a modern - day understanding that the oil we might use today could be symbolic of the medical preparation for
healing — yes, even
as we take advantage of the wonders and
miracles of modern medicine.
But because he has a year of ministry under his belt, because he has taught, and
healed, and performed
miracles, news of him began to spread throughout Galilee
as he went forward in the power of the Spirit.
This present aspect of the kingdom manifested itself in different ways in the person and deeds of the Christ (Wood, 1996:648 - 649): Casting out demons
Healing the sick Working of
miracles such
as turning water into wine, raising Lazarus from the dead and walking on water.
I can say that
as a person who lost a grandparent to a treatable illness after he joined a faith
healing sect, & also
as a person who exhausted all medical efforts before receiving the divine mercy of a real
miracle.
See John 20:30; Mark 16:17 - 20; John 2:11; Acts 2:22: («Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by
miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you,
as ye yourselves also know»); Acts 2:43: -LRB-»... and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles»); Acts 4:29 - 30: «And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, By stretching forth thine hand to
heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy hold child Jesus»); Hebrews 2:3 - 4: («How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him: God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers
miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will»); Romans 15:17 - 19: («I have therefor whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.
Recent studies of the
miracle stories in the Gospels in comparison with those told of Jewish and pagan saints and sages or «divine men» have brought out the fact that the emphasis on faith
as a condition of
healing is a distinctive element in the Gospel narratives.
If the nature
miracles may be regarded
as devout legends, the
healing miracles can not be disposed of so easily.
In nine of the twenty
healing miracles, faith is explicitly stressed
as a condition of
healing or even
as accomplishing it.
The
healing miracles were not so much proofs
as they were visible demonstrations.
We'd be wrong to regard his
healing and conversion
as something completely new, a
miracle.
If
healings and
miracles are something Bethel has come to expect, there have also been a number of unexpected phenomena that have attracted attention, and led many to write the church off
as an esoteric fad.
Unlike the walking - on - the - water type of
miracle, faith
healings appear
as an integral part of his ministry.
It's the actual spiritual experience and the
miracles that I've seen with my own eyes that it couldn't have been no one but God that perform such wonderful deeds in my life
as well on some of the people that I prayed for, including their
healing.
The oldest accounts do not tell of a
miracle worker, who performs
as many
miracles as possible, but of the proclaimer and guarantor of the coming Kingdom of God; God himself is drawing near to the world, and his nearness is perceived in the fact that through Jesus he speaks, through him he acts, through him he
heals.
Sometimes the
miracle is in the miraculous
healing of a child against all odds,
as we received with Crew.
Yoga service, defined
as the act of giving yoga to underserved populations, is increasing exponentially
as yogis are experiencing the
healing effects of yoga and wishing to pass the
miracle on.
LDN is like a
miracle as it
heals the gut lining and helps more minerals absorb and help cells rebuild so the work right.
Sweeping the nation
as the
healing king of all spices, curcumin — the therapeutic constituent of the turmeric spice, has been shown to be nothing short of a natural health
miracle for humans.
In the past it was referred to
as «Palma Christi» because it's leaves were believed to resemble the Hands of Christ, able to perform
healing miracles.
People around the world have praised the Acai berry
as the «
miracle nutrient» to health and
healing all because of the power Acai berry brings them.
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miracle for reducing spots and scars,
as well
as heal acne and breakouts.
Although his hands work
miracles that
heal countless people, he views them
as instruments that propel him to the top of his field, gawking at other doctors who aren't
as skilled
as him.
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I've seen God grant many
miracles in my career, what famed veterinary oncologist Dr. Greg Ogilvie described at a recent veterinary conference
as «a dog or cat fully
healed overnight, despite how fruitless our earthly efforts had been.»
As we celebrate the greatest
miracle of all this Easter, take a moment to pray that the County's abandoned and homeless animals discover the
healing powers of home and love and belonging, because what we give to them, they give back to us in spades.
As an intimate spa resort with a true connection to nature and its innate
healing powers,
Miracle Manor Retreat provides each visitor with a personal opportunity to connect body, mind and spirit at their own pace.
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as one of the newest
miracle ingredients in the beauty industry's arsenal — the New York Times dubbed it Morocco's «liquid gold» — argan oil is certainly no slouch when it comes to its purported
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As I witnessed
miracle after
miracle in the therapeutic realm of play and relationship, I was struck by the idea of writing a novel to show the power of a therapeutic alliance and the
healing nature of play.