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[[Do you agree that an event having the appearance of being a miracle may later be found to have a natural explanation? ]]

I tackled this one a few posts ago- many people innocently call natural phenomena ‘miracles’, and attribute the power of the phsyche to miracles, however, TRUE miracles are a whole nother animal- Christ, the prophets and disciples (as well as the common TRUE Christians during Christ’s stay here) all performed TRUE miracles until the church age began as proof that Christ was who He said He was-

We had a Jewish Scholar present a fascinating lecture once about the Jewish implications and meanings behind hte Miracles of Christ, and it was just astounding how Culturally significant and specific Christ’s miracles were- they were so steeped in Jewish tradition, and had implications that were so specifically Jewish in nature, that there was no way a Jewish person could have denied that Christ was indeed the Messiah, unless they simply hardened their hearts and would not beleive. Christ’s miracles weren’t just simple superficial miracles- they had purpose beyond the imediate results that was really quite fascinating to learn about- Wish I had kept hte notes omn tha lecture- but hte info is probably available online- and is WELL worth a read to gain a deeper understanding of how important the miracles really were to the Jews (and Gentiles that followed)