Why Don’t We See Miracles Like the Apostles Did?
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He is so very good to us all. My prayer of late has been for all men to realize that everything proceeds from god, and He deserves all glory and thanksgiving. I realize I leave myself open to scoffers here, and I thank God for them too.
God bless all in Jesus Christ and all who will come to Him. God bless all who know to give thanks in all instances, amen.
God bless all in Jesus Christ and all who will come to Him. God bless all who know to give thanks in all instances, amen.
M
I'm not "judging God by the world". I'm simply saying that simple common sense observation should lead one to a reasonably firm conclusion that Jesus-style miracles are no longer ongoing. Which is to say...there are no longer with people with the "gift of healing" who are able to walk up to someone the way Peter did in Act 3:6 (as one example) and zap away profound blindness or life-long paralysis.
I am not "despairing" about this. And I have previously explained I believe God is still performing all manner of miracles in people's lives. People are describing some miracles right here in this thread. Not a healing of a severed spinal cord or of life-long profound blindness...but from various kinds of "sickness" - the way it is referred to in James 5:14.
I don't quite understand you here. I wasn't "speaking to you". And my words there were simply meant to be ironic. In other words, it ISN'T a 'lovely philosophy'...one which beats up people who can't or won't cough up phony miracle testimonies. Many, many demoralized, downtrodden people attending churches where these false claims abound.
I am not "despairing" about this. And I have previously explained I believe God is still performing all manner of miracles in people's lives. People are describing some miracles right here in this thread. Not a healing of a severed spinal cord or of life-long profound blindness...but from various kinds of "sickness" - the way it is referred to in James 5:14.
I don't quite understand you here. I wasn't "speaking to you". And my words there were simply meant to be ironic. In other words, it ISN'T a 'lovely philosophy'...one which beats up people who can't or won't cough up phony miracle testimonies. Many, many demoralized, downtrodden people attending churches where these false claims abound.
I can't walk by the sight of my common sense observations of what is happening in the world. That's walking by sight. And where miracles are concerned, that's not the way. (Obviously I am not championing that we never use common sense.) But where miracles are concerned, you must walk by faith. My common sense will just say that it is apparent by looking at the world and how it works that it is impossible for donkeys to talk or dead and rotted flesh to be reanimated. And so that common sense based on observation of the world will cause this to happen: and He could not do many miracles in Jennies life because of her unbelief.
As to the last part, no biggie. You didn't understand what I was saying.
As to the last part, no biggie. You didn't understand what I was saying.
P
First of all you don't know what you are talking about. That's the problem with some
Christians. They want to teach and preach the Word of God, but they don't have
the proper training and they ain't got no power. You can't defeat the devil in
the flesh. How do we defeat the Devil? It's very simple. The Name of Jesus, The
power of the Holy Ghost, and the Word of God. People need to get saved, but
Christians don't really have any power until they get filled with the Holy Ghost.
Yes I'm a Pentecostal and the mean and evil things you said about Benny Hinn
are not right. Benny Hinn is a true man of God who preaches the truth from God's
Word. Any person who believes that God does not heal is very foolish. God
still heals people and supernatural miracles still happen. We just have to pay
attention. God is always working. Here's some verses that can help you.
1. 2Timothy3:16-17
2.If you want to serve God get ready for persecution 2Timothy 3:12
3. But ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost has come upon you
Acts1:8
4.There's Victory in Christ Jesus 1John5:4-5
5. God put us on this earth to win Romans8:37
6. Without Faith you can't please the Lord Hebrews11:6
7.Jeremiah29:11-12
If you want to be successful in life do these 3 things
#1 PutGod First
#2 Honor your parents
#3 show compassion and mercy to all people including your enemies.
To God be the Glory
Preacha24-7 Evangelist to the Homeless (Street Ministry)
Christians. They want to teach and preach the Word of God, but they don't have
the proper training and they ain't got no power. You can't defeat the devil in
the flesh. How do we defeat the Devil? It's very simple. The Name of Jesus, The
power of the Holy Ghost, and the Word of God. People need to get saved, but
Christians don't really have any power until they get filled with the Holy Ghost.
Yes I'm a Pentecostal and the mean and evil things you said about Benny Hinn
are not right. Benny Hinn is a true man of God who preaches the truth from God's
Word. Any person who believes that God does not heal is very foolish. God
still heals people and supernatural miracles still happen. We just have to pay
attention. God is always working. Here's some verses that can help you.
1. 2Timothy3:16-17
2.If you want to serve God get ready for persecution 2Timothy 3:12
3. But ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost has come upon you
Acts1:8
4.There's Victory in Christ Jesus 1John5:4-5
5. God put us on this earth to win Romans8:37
6. Without Faith you can't please the Lord Hebrews11:6
7.Jeremiah29:11-12
If you want to be successful in life do these 3 things
#1 PutGod First
#2 Honor your parents
#3 show compassion and mercy to all people including your enemies.
To God be the Glory
Preacha24-7 Evangelist to the Homeless (Street Ministry)
D
This is one of those times when all Nos are unacceptable. I can go with God saying No for healing Mrs. and Mr. Valiant. I cannot accept No from God if it means not only aren't both healed, but both aren't helped either.
I don't know how God will pull this one off. I do know Mr. and Mrs. Valiant cannot survive without God doing something about this. Since Valiant does not have the ability to lift, someone has to lift. I don't know if he has a helper in his home yet, but this is one of those sweat-blood prayers. We have to pray until God gives a way for Mr. and Mrs. to live through this. (Unless someone has a mill- or two to send.)
Valient, do you need physical help? I mean, i know you can't pull your wife out of bed and up off the toilet, (one of my biggest fears with John -- that and him deciding he would take a shower and then not be able to get out of the tub), but do you have help for what you cannot do? And, if you do, long-term or short-term? (A nurse came to our house every other day, but had I needed to help John stand, that wasn't enough. And she and the therapists were only for the first three months, so it was good he stopped needing them at Month Two. So, I'm asking if you see the end of the help much sooner then the end of the need for help.)
Again, need to know more to know how to pray.
I don't know how God will pull this one off. I do know Mr. and Mrs. Valiant cannot survive without God doing something about this. Since Valiant does not have the ability to lift, someone has to lift. I don't know if he has a helper in his home yet, but this is one of those sweat-blood prayers. We have to pray until God gives a way for Mr. and Mrs. to live through this. (Unless someone has a mill- or two to send.)
Valient, do you need physical help? I mean, i know you can't pull your wife out of bed and up off the toilet, (one of my biggest fears with John -- that and him deciding he would take a shower and then not be able to get out of the tub), but do you have help for what you cannot do? And, if you do, long-term or short-term? (A nurse came to our house every other day, but had I needed to help John stand, that wasn't enough. And she and the therapists were only for the first three months, so it was good he stopped needing them at Month Two. So, I'm asking if you see the end of the help much sooner then the end of the need for help.)
Again, need to know more to know how to pray.
D
Soooo, all 204 posts before you were from people who don't know what they're talking about?
(Might want to be a bit more direct on who you're talking to. And, frankly, hope it wasn't me, because you don't know me enough to say I don't know what I'm talking about, so you turned me off enough to skip the rest of your boast at that very line.)
(Might want to be a bit more direct on who you're talking to. And, frankly, hope it wasn't me, because you don't know me enough to say I don't know what I'm talking about, so you turned me off enough to skip the rest of your boast at that very line.)