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NASB | 1 Corinthians 13:8 ¶ Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 13:8 ¶ Love never fails [it never fades nor ends]. But as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for the gift of special knowledge, it will pass away. |
Subject: Are miracles for today? |
Bible Note: Ed: You said the following: "As for other miracles where leg grow back or sight is given to a blinded eyes. Yes they occur but they occur in far different settings that we are conditioned to by TV "miracle workers" When they occur it is before the unbelieving as a sign that what was just spoken was in fact God's word. Will the average Christian ever see it? Probably not, unless they spend a lot of time sharing Jesus to truly lost people." A leg growing back? Are you familiar with such a case? Why is it that the average Christian will not see such a thing unless he "spends a lot of time sharing Jesus with truly lost people"? Is the term "truly lost" significant? In curing leprosy, Jesus may have restored parts of fingers, toes, facial appendages, etc. Short of resurrecting the dead, restoring an entire leg would seem to outdo all other miracles in the Bible. Jesus miracles had purpose, as did those of the early disciples - to establish Jesus as the Messiah and the Christians as the true worshipers of God. They also serve as a foregleam of the future. Any "miracles" today seem grossly lacking in purpose, and all too often result in a lack of true faith. People come to rely on the "healer" or constantly look to God for relief from suffering rather than Holy Spirit to endure and the resulting approved condition. I am unaware of any confirmed miracles today that can legitimately be compared to those recorded and attested to in the Bible. |