Miracles are real and are spoken of and recorded in the Old and New Testament of the Bible, by our Lord Christ, by the Prophets, by the Apostles, disciples, and even by those that were not disciples of Christ, though if one does a miracle and invokes our Lord Christ then that person is a disciple of Christ :
Mark 9:39 But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.
Miracles have been recorded, i know of some personally... not doctors, nor scientists, nor the best in the 'science' field can explain them, yet they happen and cannot be explained... except, that they are miracles, and are of God, and make all that witness these miracles feel the presence of God all around them, some have a message for the faithful and some are just to show the glory of our Lord.
But, we do know that even though evil can perform miracles as when the Pharaohs magicians did make miracles trying to outdo Moses, how can we discern a true one from one that is from evil sources ... here is what the Bible tells us:
"The Bible does not give specific instructions on how to recognize counterfeit miracles. The Bible does, however, give specific instructions on how to recognize counterfeit messengers. “You will recognize them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:16, 20). First John 4:2-6 elaborates, “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist … They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.” "
This post is not to be used to bash any one denomination, hopefully we can discuss this in a civilized Christian way the same as our Lord Jesus the Christ did when His apostles came and told Him of miracles done by others, for the same way we can discern if a miracle is from God or from demons we can also discern the one posting ...
i believe in miracles as i am sure everyone here does also, at least i think everyone else believe in miracles in this forum, and i believe that just like in the days of our Prophets and the Apostles today many miracles are happening and it would be great to share in some that i am sure all of us here has read of, has heard of, or has witnessed, you may have seen some that you knew were not from God and may want to share how you knew...
may God bless us all... <><
Mark 9:39 But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.
Miracles have been recorded, i know of some personally... not doctors, nor scientists, nor the best in the 'science' field can explain them, yet they happen and cannot be explained... except, that they are miracles, and are of God, and make all that witness these miracles feel the presence of God all around them, some have a message for the faithful and some are just to show the glory of our Lord.
But, we do know that even though evil can perform miracles as when the Pharaohs magicians did make miracles trying to outdo Moses, how can we discern a true one from one that is from evil sources ... here is what the Bible tells us:
"The Bible does not give specific instructions on how to recognize counterfeit miracles. The Bible does, however, give specific instructions on how to recognize counterfeit messengers. “You will recognize them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:16, 20). First John 4:2-6 elaborates, “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist … They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.” "
This post is not to be used to bash any one denomination, hopefully we can discuss this in a civilized Christian way the same as our Lord Jesus the Christ did when His apostles came and told Him of miracles done by others, for the same way we can discern if a miracle is from God or from demons we can also discern the one posting ...
i believe in miracles as i am sure everyone here does also, at least i think everyone else believe in miracles in this forum, and i believe that just like in the days of our Prophets and the Apostles today many miracles are happening and it would be great to share in some that i am sure all of us here has read of, has heard of, or has witnessed, you may have seen some that you knew were not from God and may want to share how you knew...
may God bless us all... <><