Words—even Scriptural words
JUST DO NOT CUT IT
When the desperate father seeks Jesus touch with his dying daughter;
When the demonized son has terrorized the whole extended family for months or years . . .
Thankfully, as demonstrated in Scripture
AND
in the lives of those who believe SCRIPTURE
THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW . . . WHO?
THOSE WHO BELIEVE . . .
If they aren’t following . . . perhaps something is wrong with the beliefs!
Holy Spirit is a gentleman . . . He won’t force Himself on or through someone who believes He forgot how to do miracles 2,000 years ago.
Nevermind. I think I understand.
"And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed." -- Acts 13:48
Yet even Paul seems to imply that the days of the Apostles is an ending of a sort...
"For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men." -- 1 Corinthians 4:9
But I do understand your insistence on the contemporary occurrence of miracles. Maybe it's just semantics. I view so much of life as a miracle that it's difficult to say where non-miracles leave off and miracles begin.
For the Christian, every speck of life is a miracle because it is all leading to our eternal residence with Jesus Christ. For the reprobate, I don't think life holds any miracles and he probably likes it that way.
AMEN. We DO need miracles. Christians are in just as bad shape physically and emotionally as non-Christians. Only God can heal our pain, our bodies, our emotions, etc., etc. He is still in the miracle business, just as He’s always been. Jesus did miracles and He said his disciples would do even greater things than He. The only reason we don’t is because the church has told us this was for HIS time. Well, that’s why we’re weak. Unbelief has held us prisoner. It’s time to lay hands on the sick and expect them to recover!