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Thanks for taking so much time with me and for sharing your understanding in kind, as I have done with you, and with humor, too!

I’ll consider what you have written and add what’s new to what I’ve found so far.

Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between mysticism and the supernatural acts of the Bible, if I’m using the words correctly?

Does God still do supernatural acts any more post-Bible? If not, why not?

If so, then how do you know if they are supernatural acts of God or acts of mysticism?

Thanks!

Thanks for taking so much time with me and for sharing your understanding in kind, as I have done with you, and with humor, too! I’ll consider what you have written and add what’s new to what I’ve found so far. Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between mysticism and the supernatural acts of the Bible, if I’m using the words correctly? Does God still do supernatural acts any more post-Bible? If not, why not? If so, then how do you know if they are supernatural acts of God or acts of mysticism?

There is a difference in general definition, in which mysticism usually refers to an spiritual apprehension of knowledge inaccessible to the intellect, of ethereal import not apparent to the senses. Both can be broadly classed as supernatural, but supernatural acts of God are manifest miracles which violate natural laws. And which the living and true God is still doing, glory be to Him.

But the source of miracles by themselves are subject to testing by established Divine revelation, which miracles either confirm or contradict, being of God or the devil, as with the Egyptian magicians vs Moses.

Likewise the claim of any purported Divine revelation is subject to testing by established Divine revelation, which Scripture most assuredly is. And my reproof of you was that of your recourse of appeal to mysticism in order to support that which must be taught by the only wholly inspired substantive authoritative record of what the NT church believed, but which is not. Thus your appeal is more specious than that of Catholics whose recourse is to the uninspired words of men as determinitive of what the NT church believed.