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NASB | Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tongues; |
Bible Question: For since the apostolic times, miracles such as what Jesus and the apostles have performed have not occurred as frequently or not at all. I personally have not seen someone with the gift of healing or the ability to foretell the future or prophecy. Although there are fakes such as Benny Hinn that try to win people over to exploit them into giving money. Ok my point is not to argue over the Benny Hinn and Copelands or whoever but a real person with a real gift of healing. Do you believe that these gifts have faded away? Or are those with the real gifts today. As I Cor 14 alludes to and James 1:25 states that the perfect law of liberty that shows the divine power of God. God's word is what we have today to the testimony of Jesus Christ. Is the Bible that perfect law of liberty that has replaced those gifts of the 1st century? |
Bible Answer: GJ2, Sorry this is a bit late, but I hope you do not mind some additional information. MIRACLES MIRACLES (Lat. miraculum, from mirari, to "wonder"). In general terms miracles may be defined as supernatural manifestations of divine power in the external world, in themselves special revelations of the presence and power of God; and in connection with other special revelations to which they are subservient, as aiding in their attestation, establishment, and preservation. (from The New Unger's Bible Dictionary. Originally published by Moody Press of Chicago, Illinois. Copyright (c) 1988.) What is, or were, the purpose of miracles? In the OT they were to confirm God’s power and to meet the needs of His people. In the New Testament they are used to confirm the validity of God’s word through the given messenger (Mark 16:20). Physical results were not an important benefit as the focus in Christianity is spiritual, not physical. 1 Cor 15:50 50 Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. NAS Additionally, we are to walk by faith and not by sight. 2 Cor 5:7 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight-- NAS As such, the benefit of establishing a person’s faith in God through their witnessing of a miracle was the sole reason for their existence. Mark 16:19-20 19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.] NAS Do miracles exist today? Prior to the Christian Age, miracles were directed to God’s people for their physical and spiritual benefit. Over time they became less frequent as the written word of God in the form of the Old Testament was compiled. Eventually, the Old Testament replaced the need for the miracles in that the Israelites could refer to the Law of Moses and the Prophets, at will, and had no need for a current reminder to strengthen their faith or act as a reminder of their responsibilities towards God. With the arrival of Jesus’ ministry, miracles were again started to demonstrate the validity of Jesus’ statements as the Son of God and allow the establishment of the Christian Church, but only to the point they were no longer serving a purpose. At that point they were ended and disciples then were required to depend upon faith only. The length of time these miracles were to take place, their purpose and location were all prophesied within the Old Testament. Mic 7:15 15 "As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I will show you miracles." NAS Deut 29:4-5 5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn out on your foot. NAS AO |