The miracles thread

Many don't want to admit that Peter held a special place in Jesus' Heart and in Jesus Church because they don't want to recognize Peter as having any authority in the Church.

But there are many instances of Peter performing miracles in the New Testament, besides his walking on water: 6 Bible verses about Miracles Of Peter (knowing-jesus.com)

Many refute Peter, but let us not forget that we hold his word, his writings, to be infallible with his Epistles/Letters in the New Testament. Paul yes, Peter no.

The fact is that many don't want to recognize Peter and his contributions to the faith and the spreading of the Gospel.

True, along with other of the Lord's Apostles.

You may be right but you nor any one on Earth is the one to offer salvation and Johnny came across in the video like he was more 'saved' than I have ever felt about myself. Not that my 'feelings', or any one else, count for anything regarding salvation, but this video spoke to me. The path I've been on in my life had twists and turns. And then I have known of people that are 'straight arrows".

Funny I should recall a guy from then, USSR, where I worked and his always saying, with Russian accent and high pitched voice, "Et's naut perfect, but et's acceptable." Maybe that is sort of the way God is saying about us, "They're not perfect, but they're acceptable."

Also, if you listen to the video, Johnny comes across as not having realized that the Sacrifice Jesus made on the cross was primary. Whether Johnny realized that is not clear to me. Seems he was 'obsessed with 'Gospel' music and 'good works'. If you didn't watch the video, there is some very interesting 'history' of how secularism displaces 'religion'.

I remember..reading his book..
- years ago.
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'Man in Black'.. his own story in his own words.
- Johnny Cash

Johnny also wrote a book on the life of Paul the Apostle, titled 'The Man in White'. It is mentioned on the video. I just happened to 'stumble' onto this information this last week. Never been any fan until this week. Woke up one morning and recalled starting to learn on guitar the song 'Sunday Morning Coming Down'. Probably 25 years ago learning it and first time ever heard it. Google it and play and it really spoke to me. So, google Johnny Cash and the rest is week old history. Just finished watching movie 'Gospel Road', by JC. This may be irreverent but initials JC.

Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spanish: Virgen de Guadalupe), is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus associated with a series of five Marian apparitions, which are believed to have occurred in December 1531, and a venerated image on a cloak enshrined within the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The basilica is the most-visited Catholic shrine in the world, and the world's third most-visited sacred site.[1][2]
Pope Leo XIII granted the image a decree of canonical coronation on 8 February 1887 and was pontifically crowned on 12 October 1895.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe

Colossians 2:18-19 "Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God."

If we are talking BIBLICAL miracles.. then it's whole different story.

For eg .. human birth.. though amazing and God made.. isn't a miracle. It's a natural process.

Also many of the supposed miracles claimed by Roman catholicism are not biblical miracles.

To be a true miracle .. it's got to match how the disciples, apostles and Jesus did it.

They are very rare... exceptional. For particular teaching and ministry purposes. Not random.

They are 100 percent done. Not half or semi miracles. They are permanent if healing.. unless a new injury takes place to the same area.

How do I know?

What did the disciples, apostles and Jesus do?

The doctor at the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center tells the woman she has Stage 4 cancer, and there is no treatment that will help her condition. They tell her that they can control her pain, but she has little time to live. With little hope, she leaves the hospital. Yet a friend anoints her with the fragrant myrrh flowing from the Kardiotisa icon. She is miraculously healed. The next time she goes to the doctors and gets checked, they are puzzled and amazed that there is no trace of her cancer.

Over the past three years, these miracles have happened again and again – with people finding healing from prostrate cancer, liver cancer, throat cancer, lung cancer, brain lymphoma, and almost every other form of cancer. There is even one oncologist who now, along with his medical treatment, directs his patients to visit the St. George Orthodox Church in Taylor, PA and be anointed by this miraculous myrrh.

A story that has been copied and pasted all over the web. I'm curious, where did it originate? Who are these people who supposedly got healed? Who is the "doctor at the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center" or the "doctors" she later visits? Who is the "one oncologist?" What is his name? Where does he practice? Are there any medical records that can substantiate any of this?

I don’t know what to tell you.
Why do you even believe the Bible if you ask such questions Since it’s filled with testimonies.

I have seen this in my own life with those who have been prayed for and healed.
Jesus said ALL authority had been given to Him, some churches claim " the authority of the church", when there is none.

Indeed.

Bishop Gregory of Nyssa, the head of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Archdiocese under whom St. George Church lies, worked for more than 20 years in the field of Cardiovascular Research at Carolinas Medical Center in Charoltte, NC. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 articles, abstracts and book chapters. When he first saw the icon, Fr. Mark shared how the bishop sat in front of the icon for an hour just looking at it. After an hour, he began crying and reflected, “My scientific mind cannot grasp how this is happening. How an icon painted on wood can exude myrrh. Yet my mind of faith gives glory to God for this miracle.”

The testimonies in the Bible are believable. All I see here are fairy stories of someone supposedly healed by an idol.

Well there you go. There‘s your answer. Spoken like a true Protestant.

A man had a massive heart attack while in the church. Two nurses who were present rushed over to him and began to do CPR, while others called 911. As the nurses tried to revive him, he showed no pulse, stopped breathing and actually died. While waiting the few minutes for the ambulance to arrive, Fr. Mark Leisure, the priest of St. George Orthodox Church in Taylor, PA took the Kardiotisa, “The Tender Heart” myrrh-flowing, miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary and held it over the man so that the fragrant myrrh would drip from the icon onto the chest of the man. Immediately, the dead man took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and began singing “Mary, Mother of God Save Me.” By the time the paramedics arrived, he was sitting up and didn’t think he needed to go to the hospital, even though they insisted that he get checked.

Where I grew up we had something called "spook light." Every town in the US probably has their version of the spook light. One night we drove out there to have a look. After awhile some people started saying they saw it. Eventually I joined in the chorus. Of course I don't see anything; I just wanted a good story to tell. Same thing with all the Catholic idols around the world; people claim they do all kinds of things but they're just stories.

Sorry, I'm just a Christian who loves God's word. 1 John 5:21 "Little children, keep yourselves from idols."

Our God is a God of wonders and miracles. He is not bound by the very laws of nature which He Himself has established. Sometimes in our contemporary, secular and materialistic world we try to insist that science and reason are the only source of truth. The Church honors and appreciates science and reason, yet we know that the Creator of all stands above all. We can never try to limit or keep God confined within our own boundaries. The miracle of the Kardiotisa icon is just one small example of the unfathomable mysteries of life and of the Creator of Life, God Himself! Sometimes we can only observe in awe and wonder, and give glory to God for the way He reveals His majesty!

Glory to God for all things!