Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

It is a simple question, but I think it may require some soul searching. Do you believe that G*d still performs miracles? Or do you think that they stopped with Jesus? If so, what do you base your evidence either for or against? Give us your stories of personal experience or even your bible quotes.

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

Hello Pennylynn, I'm Sam. Yes I believe miracles still happen. I think the word "miracle" is thrown around carelessly in this day and time. I haven't seen one personally. I have seen God's grace or His will in my own life. My husband had a 5% chance to live 24 years ago. The doctore told us this after it was over. Again in September, only by Gods grace did he survive complications from the same problem. Every day that he is with me now is a blessing. I'm going to have to do some research for a miracle that I read about several times in China (I think). It is a beautiful story about faith. I think it was a real miracle.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

Hello Sam, I am so glad you took your time to respond to this. And thank you so much for sharing your story about your husband. Everyday with those we love; it does not matter if they are healthy, sick, happy, sad, angry, or loving... it is a blessing that we need to stop and be sure to say thank you to G*d for those blessings. I am certain that you, more than most, take the time to cherish and the time to just say thank you Father....

I too believe in miracles, I think they happen everyday but we are too caught up in things to pay attention. My Papa once told me to never forget that we are the children of the one great G*d who not only created everything else, but took the time to create each person with divine intentions. We all have the ability to "speak" things into being. I think that we let doubt and "science" get in our way. The logic of, it can not happen because science says it is not possible. But, science is revised daily with new discoveries and the only constant I know is the love of our Father.

I look forward to your next post or comment!

fiatlux

One dies and another lives can be both miracles? If one "miraculously survives" an event one would more aptly feel rejection than favor from God. "Why am I not in heaven?" For the Christian to do away with any thought of heaven, any thought of a final and everlasting reward, is salvation.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

As usual, I am sorry to say that I do not understand your meaning. Would you consider writing in a less equivocalness manner? You know, one that does not require a visit to the nearest Hindu Guru? Thanks.

iFrank Loc: San Antonio

I believe in miracles, you have to be at the right place to see the gift of God. He won't let certain people experience a glimps of His power. Stand still and see the salvation of the LORD.

fiatlux

Haha, ok. Though my previous statement is, to me, hard to be mistaken or confusing.

'For the Christian to do away with any thought of heaven, any thought of a final and everlasting reward, is salvation.' Why? Love is the answer. To love so deeply and completely our neighbor and enemy forsakes everything. Even faith, though not directly.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

Rumitoid,

The topic of love was another thread. This subject is miracles. Do you believe in miracles or not? If you believe that they stopped with the resurrection, why? If you believe we still can experience miracles, what do you base this opinion upon?

And please.... I have read all your posts and comments on love, if possible could you resist making another comment that Paul says all you need is love. Many thanks.

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

GOD performed many miracles in the Old Testament, among them, the worldwide flood, Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed, the 10 plagues of Egypt, and many many more. John said that the world was not big enough to record all of Jesus' miracles. GOD has always used miracles to prove to the world who He is. He has never hid them from anyone. Even today He uses them in places where the people are illiterate or has never been taught about Him. I have read several articles about the miracles in Iran for a couple of years now. Many Iranians are being saved. I don't think He hides them from anyone. Would not miracles be mute if GOD hid them?

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

Hi there, I've been thinking about this for a couple of days! First of all, I've been reading OPP for over 2 years. I've always enjoyed your posts. I only have a high school education, and I am ordinary in every sence of the word. Your intelligence and knowledge are far more than mine, so I have a question. What is the difference between GOD' will or His grace or his intervention, from a miracle? I thought about my life and so many times the "what if" scenario came to mind. Is there a magical line between the two? Thank you for responding to me. Your kindness has always amazed me.

iFrank Loc: San Antonio

Psalms. 74:9 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. Luke 21:11 were you there to witness or just from the news.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

You are a very generous person and I am so unworthy of your kind words.

You asked a very good question; "What is the difference between G*D' will or His grace or his intervention, from a miracle?" I do not think there is a difference, as I see it, all things happen for the will of G*d. The Hebrew word for miracle is nes, which simply means elevated. So a miracle is an elevated and elevating event. It is something extraordinary that happens, where we see G*d's hand clearly. In the words of the Talmud, “The one to whom the miracle is happening, does not recognize the miracle.” The reason for this, we take unnatural things as expected... a seed growing into a tree or a baby coming from a single cell.... these are accepted as natural, but there is nothing natural about them. Every now and then, G*d emerges from His hiding place and breaks through the self-imposed shackles of nature. The sea is split. A scientific rule is broken. Mother Nature is proven wrong. Perhaps, a child is cured from an incurable disease. Or our nation is saved from a seemingly hopeless situation. And it is through these supernatural events that we realize that nature too is merely a creation of G*d. It is important to realize, we as His creation have rules... G*d has no rules, He is the giver of the rules. Is there a line between miracle and G*d's will, I don't think so. If you look at your life, you will see in hind sight where He has touched you or a circumstance. Even in the bad times, He was there..... and that is evidenced by your being here now.

Recently, well relatively so, I read a story about the Iron Dome which protects Israel from inbound missiles. A Hamas commander is quoted as saying: "We do aim our rockets, but their G*d changes their path in mid-air.” And from the Iron Dome battery commander is quoted: "A missile was fired from Gaza. Iron Dome precisely calculated (its trajectory). We know where these missiles are going to land down to a radius of 200 meters. This particular missile was going to hit either the Azrieli Towers, the Kirya (Israel’s equivalent of the Pentagon) or a central Tel Aviv railway station. Hundreds could have died.

"We fired the first interceptor. It missed. Second interceptor. It missed. This is very rare. I was in shock. At this point we had just four seconds until the missile lands. We had already notified emergency services to converge on the target location and had warned of a mass-casualty incident.

"Suddenly, Iron Dome (which calculates wind speeds, among other things) shows a major wind coming from the east, a strong wind that…sends the missile into the sea. We were all stunned. I stood up and shouted, ‘There is a G*d!’

“I witnessed this miracle with my own eyes. It was not told or reported to me. I saw the hand of G*d send that missile into the sea.” http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/24811/Default.aspx

Look at this... wind is natural but a wind at the very time when it would send a missile to the sea.... perhaps natural. But, the commander saw through the "natural" event to see the hand of G*d. Do you see nature and natural occurrences, or do you see through the veil and see the hand of our Creator and the miracles He produces each second of our lives?

I know that I have looked back to events in my life and kicked myself in the rear for making bad choices and done the what ifs. This is a gift, we know what we did wrong and we use those moments to make better decisions. We move forward with these gifts and each time we are faced with decisions of right and wrong, it becomes easier to make the right choices. We can do nothing about the past, but we can certainly change our futures. When you look at it, it is not our pasts that matter but what we are right now. As I see it, you are the best version of you.... and your future is a gift box just waiting for you to open it!

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

Thank you for your answer. I see God's hands in my life constantly. I love love love babies! Every time I hold a baby, I tell the Mom that I can't believe anyone could not believe in God when they hold their newborn baby for the first time.
I saw an interview with that officer on tv awhile back. I also heard about other miracles on that show. One was about a lady and a message that GOD made invisible to the Nazis during WW11. Also of a wind that blew the dirt off of land mines and the soldiers were then able to walk across. I know you know these well! I love to see or read about the history of Israel. I have a book at home that has a record of some of Americas' tragedies and what was happening between our government and Israel at the time. It is amazing! Was it just a coincidence? I don't think so. GOD is simply telling us if we mess with his chosen we will pay dearly (my interpretation of course). Thank you so much for taking time to respond to me. I appreciate it.

fiatlux

Okay, the non-existing word "equivocalness": its stance, Love is all.

fiatlux

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