Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: Salvation; Dr. Eckleburg; Lee N. Field; Gamecock; Alex Murphy; RJR_fan

Why is it that there are no parlor trick “miracles” like this recorded in the Bible, yet they seem to be the mainstay of the RCC?


10 posted on 12/09/2010 4:21:36 PM PST by topcat54 ("Dispensationalism -- like crack for the eschatologically naive.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: topcat54
"Why are there no parlor trick miracles like this recorded in the Bible"

Good point. There are no talking donkeys in the Bible, or mysterious writing appearing on walls, or a staff that turns into a snake. You really know your Bible well.

11 posted on 12/09/2010 4:40:11 PM PST by wideawake
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

To: topcat54

You mean like creating wine out of water because a steward misjudged the number of wedding guests? Or causing a fish to bite a hook so the fisherman can retrieve the gold coin stuck in its mouth? Or curing blindness with mud and spit instead of just commanding the blind man to see?

Protestants sure seem to have a problem with material spirituality sometimes....


12 posted on 12/09/2010 4:40:33 PM PST by Eepsy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

To: topcat54; Lee N. Field; Gamecock; Alex Murphy; RJR_fan
Why is it that there are no parlor trick “miracles” like this recorded in the Bible, yet they seem to be the mainstay of the RCC?

Because Christians in the Bible did not misidentify hallucinations as miracles.

The vision at Guadalupe and the vision at Fatima and the vision at Lourdes are really and truly the hallucination at Guadalupe and the hallucination at Fatima and the hallucination at Lourdes.

A religion built on hallucinations is not a Scriptural faith and those who put their faith in hallucinations stand on shifting sand.

20 posted on 12/09/2010 6:42:52 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

To: topcat54; Judith Anne; rkjohn; PadreL; Morpheus2009; saveliberty; fabrizio; Civitas2010; ...
topcat54 asks:
Why is it that there are no parlor trick “miracles” like this recorded in the Bible, yet they seem to be the mainstay of the RCC?

37 posted on 12/09/2010 8:31:15 PM PST by narses ( 'Prefer nothing to the love of Christ.')
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

To: topcat54
Why is it that there are no parlor trick “miracles” like this recorded in the Bible

I know, there are no card tricks either! What good is the Bible then?

282 posted on 12/21/2011 7:42:57 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson