[smvoice]

No, it DOES matter who Peter was preaching to. As long as God was dealing with Israel as a nation ("the Jews require a sign"), miracles were happening. I am not saying that God does not answer prayer today, He most certainly DOES. I AM saying that there are no faith healers, visions, apparitions, etc. God does not have certain people who He has blessed with the gift of healing or receiving special messages or visions from Him. He doesn't need to. He has given us His entire Word from Him.

What I'm trying to make you see is that healings, miracles, signs, wonders, dreams, visions, etc. were the operating norm as long as God was dealing with Israel. When she became Lo Ammi (not my people) in Acts 28, those practices stopped. NOW, we walk by FAITH, NOT by SIGHT. And will until He resumes His relationship with Israel (Tribulation). THEN all of those things Peter and the 11 were doing will once again be performed. Why? BECAUSE OF ISRAEL. (The Jews require a sign).

[BeadCounter]

You are just taking a verse out of context, “the Jews require a sign”.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2094324/posts

“Christ did not found a Book. He founded a Teaching Church [Ecumenical]”

[stonehouse01]

“...healings miracles, signs, wonders, dreams ,visions etc. were the operating norm as long as God was dealing with Israel...”

The bible does not say this - this is someone’s distorted interpretation of certain verses to support poor theology.

Also see the FIrst Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy, Chapter 4, verse 14: Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophesy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

There are no verses to back up the statement that here are no faith hearlers. etc., other than speculative/twisted interpretations of certain verses.