Christian Beliefs about Miracles

Why do they believe in them?
1. Jesus performed them
2. God is good and loving
  1. Wants to interact with creation
  2. Will answer prayers
4 main miracles categories
1. Healing
  1. Paralytic man
2. Natural
  1. Feeding of 5000
3. Exorcism
  1. Gerasine Shrine
4. Resurrection
  1. The raising of Lazarus
Modern day miracles
1. Christian pilgramages
  1. Eg. Lourdes in France
    1. Miracles believed to have taken place at these sites
Do they really happen?
1. Many Christians believe they do
2. Malrice Miles, monk and theologist
  1. Why would God help some and not others?
3. David Jenkins
  1. Rejected miracles such as the Virgin birth
Helpful to Christians
1. God is omnipotent
  1. Can help in the world
2. Jesus shows God's power through
3. God wants to be helpful and answer prayers
Difficult for Christians
1. Unanswered prayers damage faith
  1. Why does he help some and not others?
    1. Arbithary manner
      1. Why worship a God who acts like this?

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	Created by harrisono about 11 years ago