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why do so many people who believe.......

  • 20-11-2014 10:06am
    #1
    martinedwards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭


    in a super natural God, believe that the supernatural side of Christianity died with the Apostles?

    why do so many folk say that miracles stopped in NT times.....?

    If someone is healed after prayer.... the doctors did it

    if food goes further than it possibly can.... then it was dumb people who just found a few extra biscuits

    if someone is raised from the dead..... it's an elaborate hoax by right wing nut jobs

    Why do SOOOOOO many people who state a belief in God (regardless of denomination) refuse to accept that miracles can (and do) still happen .... even in modern times in developed countries to educated people?


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  • #2
    Juza1973
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭Juza1973


    martinedwards wrote: »
    in a super natural God, believe that the supernatural side of Christianity died with the Apostles?

    why do so many folk say that miracles stopped in NT times.....?

    If someone is healed after prayer.... the doctors did it

    if food goes further than it possibly can.... then it was dumb people who just found a few extra biscuits

    if someone is raised from the dead..... it's an elaborate hoax by right wing nut jobs

    Why do SOOOOOO many people who state a belief in God (regardless of denomination) refuse to accept that miracles can (and do) still happen .... even in modern times in developed countries to educated people?

    Although I never saw or experienced anything in my life that looked to violate the rules of physic I don't think that God signed a contract stating that he won't perform miracles anymore. If you believe in God you believe in supernatural and if you are a monotheist you believe that nothing is impossible to God. You can and should be skeptic and reasonable all you want but you know that Gods operate in his own ways. You can't refuse the POSSIBILITY that miracles happen.

    By their very nature they cannot be reproduced in a laboratory so you will never have a scientific proof for them. You only have a fact that cannot be explained by normal means and a theological interpretation.


  • #3
    Festus
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,087 ✭✭✭Festus


    martinedwards wrote: »
    in a super natural God, believe that the supernatural side of Christianity died with the Apostles?

    who? is this a denominational thing or are you aware of Christians who espouse this.
    martinedwards wrote: »
    why do so many folk say that miracles stopped in NT times.....?

    Not aware of that and I am aware of miracles that have happened recently
    martinedwards wrote: »
    If someone is healed after prayer.... the doctors did it

    Well, it would be unethical to rely solely on prayer for a cure so in our experience it is a combination of prayer and medical care. If a miracle has occurred it would be up to the attending physicians or their nominees to declare that the recovery was not related to the care they provided.
    martinedwards wrote: »
    if food goes further than it possibly can.... then it was dumb people who just found a few extra biscuits

    Nah, that's just clever chefs and artificial bulking agents
    martinedwards wrote: »
    if someone is raised from the dead..... it's an elaborate hoax by right wing nut jobs

    Not aware of any since Christ. The AntiChrist is expected to do this in which case it would be an elaborate hoax by right wing nut jobs
    martinedwards wrote: »
    Why do SOOOOOO many people who state a belief in God (regardless of denomination) refuse to accept that miracles can (and do) still happen .... even in modern times in developed countries to educated people?

    Satans minions have infiltrated many Christian organizations and is turning them against Christ. What you are witnessing is the watering down of faith stage.


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