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    The New Testament presents miracles in three ways: 1) As "signs" or visible evidence of God's supernatural work. 2) As "wonders" that generated astonishment in witnesses. 3) Through "power" or the divine energy that produces miracles. Miracles authenticated Jesus' and the apostles' ministries, though God did not always miraculously deliver believers from problems.

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    Jesus Accompanies God's Word With Signs and Deeds

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    The New Testament presents miracles in three ways: 1) As "signs" or visible evidence of God's supernatural work. 2) As "wonders" that generated astonishment in witnesses. 3) Through "power" or the divine energy that produces miracles. Miracles authenticated Jesus' and the apostles' ministries, though God did not always miraculously deliver believers from problems.

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    The New Testament presents miracles in three ways: 1) As "signs" or visible evidence of God's supernatural work. 2) As "wonders" that generated astonishment in witnesses. 3) Through "power" or the divine energy that produces miracles. Miracles authenticated Jesus' and the apostles' ministries, though God did not always miraculously deliver believers from problems.

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    Jesus Accompanies God's Word With Signs and Deeds

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    The New Testament presents miracles in three ways: 1) As "signs" or visible evidence of God's supernatural work. 2) As "wonders" that generated astonishment in witnesses. 3) Through "power" or the divine energy that produces miracles. Miracles authenticated Jesus' and the apostles' ministries, though God did not always miraculously deliver believers from problems.

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    The word miracle comes from the Latin word

    miraculum, which means “an object of wonder” or


    “something that is amazing.” The New Testament
    Gospels provide us with the richest and most familiar
    collection of miracle stories available to the Christian
    faith, but of course the New Testament was not written
    in Latin. It was written in Greek. The writers of the New
    Testament Gospels used three Greek words to describe
    miracles.
    The New Testament uses three words to
    describe a miracle:
    How are miracles sign,
    presented in the wonder, and power.
    New Testament?

    Sign (Greek: semeion). The New Testament


    word for sign means a visible evidence of the
    supernatural working of God (matthew 12:38-
    39; john 2:11; 11:47; acts 5:12; 8:13; romans
    15:19).
    The use of signs to confirm the work
    of God has roots in the Old
    Testament. Genuine messengers of
    God were to be distinguished from
    false ones by the miracles that
    accompanied their message (see
    Deuteronomy 18:15-22).
    Wonder (Greek: teras). Another New Testament
    word associated with miracles is teras, translated
    “wonder.” This refers to the astonishment a
    miraculous event generated in witnesses.

    The Gospel records declare that in the presence of


    many witnesses, Jesus restored damaged or missing
    tissue in human bodies and even brought the dead
    back to life. The impact on those who watched was
    one of wonder (mark 2:9-12; acts 4:30; 5:12).
    Power (Greek: dunamis). A third term used to
    describe a miracle is dunamis, the Greek word
    for power. When used in reference to miracles,
    power is the divine energy that produces them.
    The New Testament uses this word when
    describing the “mighty works” performed by
    Jesus and His apostles (matthew 11:20-21;
    13:54; acts 19:11).
    A WRONG ASSUMPTION ABOUT
    MIRACLES

    The fact that many miracles occurred does not


    mean that every believer should always expect
    one whenever he faces a problem. God didn’t
    always bring miraculous deliverance from
    danger and suffering to His children.
    A WRONG ASSUMPTION ABOUT MIRACLES
    The fact that many miracles occurred does not mean that every

    THE PURPOSE OF MIRACLES IN ACTS


    believer should always expect one whenever he faces a
    problem. God didn’t always bring miraculous deliverance from
    danger and suffering to His children.

    God’s primary purpose in performing miracles was


    to authenticate the ministry of the apostles, just as
    Jesus’ miracles verified His claim to be the Son of
    God.
    How did the Jews view the world?
    A WRONG ASSUMPTION ABOUT MIRACLES
    The fact that many miracles occurred does not mean that every
    -The Jews viewed the world as total expression of God’s
    believer should always expect one whenever he faces a
    problem. God didn’t always bring miraculous deliverance from
    power and creativity.
    danger and suffering to His children.

    -All good things that happen are actually forms of miracles


    performed by God.
    How did ASSUMPTION
    A WRONG the earlyABOUT Church, MIRACLESrepresented by Peter,
    look at Jesus especially after the resurrection?
    The fact that many miracles occurred does not mean that every
    believer should always expect one whenever he faces a
    problem. God didn’t always bring miraculous deliverance from
    danger and suffering to His children.

    - The early Church, represented by Peter, looked at


    Jesus as a man God sent to us with miracles,
    wonders, and signs as His credentials.
    What kind of faith did Jesus acclaim throughout His
    A WRONG ASSUMPTION ABOUT MIRACLES
    ministry?
    The fact that many miracles occurred does not mean that every
    believer should always expect one whenever he faces a
    problem. God didn’t always bring miraculous deliverance from
    danger and suffering to His children.
    -This faith involves discipleship: an implicit commitment.
    Each is called to live out the gift of life freely given, in all
    the concrete circumstances of one’s daily life, by
    following Jesus’ way.

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