RE: Thou shalt not put The Lord thy God to the test.
I don’t think investigating a miracle to see whether it is true ornot belongs to the category of “Putting the Lord to the test”.
In the Book of Judges Chapter 6, Gideon puts God on trial, and tests him several times. God first consumes an offering that Gideon places upon a rock (Judges 6:17-22); later, God fills some fleece with dew while leaving the surrounding area dry (Judges 6:36-38), and then does the opposite (Judges 6:39-40).
But God never rebukes Gideon for testing him; God never says, “I said no testing, you unbeliever!” God gives Gideon all the evidence he needs to believe.
In the Book of First Kings Chapter 18, God prompts Elijah to summon people from all over Israel to witness a test between God and Baal (1 Kings 18:19). Elijah reasons with the people saying, “If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him” (1 Kings 18:21). God wasn’t trying to run from a fight, he was saying, “Come, let us put this matter to a test!”
God had no objection to being tested against another god, in fact, it was his idea!
In fact, what I see is this: When it comes to belief in other gods, God demands evidence before faith, but when it comes to belief in God, God demands faith before evidence.
Luke 4:12 Jesus answered [the devil], “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.
Let’s just say I, personally, would be wary of trying to make God the subject of a science experiment.
I do. Accept a miracle on faith, Praise God for it, and don't second guess it.
I don't personally think that a Catholic congregation seeing a stain on a wall should call it a miracle, but I would never ask them to prove it to Science.
I am on that. See posts above.