MiraclesMiracles

What Is A Miracle?What Is A Miracle?• “an extraordinary event

manifesting divine intervention in human affairs”

• “an act of God superseding or suspending a natural law”

It is something that cannot be explained by any natural law that exists in our realm

of existence

It is something that cannot be explained by any natural law that exists in our realm

of existence

What Is A Miracle?What Is A Miracle?• Bible miracles were clearly

extraordinary– Jesus walking on the water

•Matthew 14:22-27

– Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead•John 11:39-45

– Tongues on the day of Pentecost•Acts 2:4-8

True miracles – they broke a natural law

True miracles – they broke a natural law

What Is A Miracle?What Is A Miracle?

• Miracles are often confused with God’s “providence”– Providence is within the

natural laws of the world•Matthew 5:45•Genesis 45:7-8

If an event does not supersede

nor suspend a natural law,then it is not a miracle

If an event does not supersede

nor suspend a natural law,then it is not a miracle

What Was the Purpose of Bible Miracles?

What Was the Purpose of Bible Miracles?

• Unbelief– Moses

•Exodus 4:1-5

• Prove Deity– Jesus

•John 3:2; 5:36

• God’s Authority– Apostles

•John 16:13; 2 Peter 1:20-21

Miracles and spiritual gifts served their

purpose during a specified

time period

The End of theMiraculous AgeThe End of theMiraculous Age

• Paul informs us of nine miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 12:4-11)

– Prophesied that they would come to an end•1 Corinthians 13:8-10

• Miracles would cease when that which is “perfect” is come

The completed and written Word of God

The completed and written Word of God

MiraclesMiracles• We do not need miracles today

– We walk by faith – not by sight•2 Corinthians 5:7

– Faith received by the Word of God•Romans 10:17

– All written so that we may believe•John 20:30-31

Let us now be committed to walking in the natural laws of

God