![]() ![]() By definition, a miracle is something that occurs that is beyond natural explanation. That said, this does not mean God is done performing miracles. Much of the lives of those in the Bible would have been ordinary, though God was continually at work in the lives of His people and within the early church, just as He is today. While those miracles in Scripture are extremely important, they certainly would not have occurred every day. In addition, the miracles recorded in the Bible were recorded because they were extraordinary. As Jesus taught on one occasion, "If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead" (Luke 16:31). God does not need to perform miracles in the same way today. These miracles, along with the resurrection of Jesus, the greatest miracle of all, have been recorded for our benefit. The same was true of the apostles, as 2 Corinthians 12:12 notes, "The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works." Hebrews 2:4 confirms, "while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will." For example, in Acts 2:22 Peter preached, "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know". ![]() Miracles were performed to authenticate the work of the one performing them. The answer lies in the purpose of God's miracles. Does God still perform miracles? Why do the miracles of our times seem unlike the miracles of Bible times? Yet often we do not experience similar miracles today. The Gospels also record at least 35 miracles by Jesus, while the New Testament records many others that took place at the hands of His disciples. Many miracles took place during the times of both Moses and Elijah/Elisha in the Old Testament. ![]()
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