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4/29/2019 MIRACLES OF THE BIBLE
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miracles Two groupings in the Old Testament New Testament The Exodus
4/29/2019 miracles Two groupings in the Old Testament The Exodus The Divided Kingdom into Captivity New Testament Life of Jesus Work of Apostles and Early Church
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Acts 2:22; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 2:4
4/29/2019 Defining: miracle Acts 2:22; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 2:4 Power Miracle Pointing to the Source Sign Amazement Wonder
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4/29/2019 Defining: miracle An event which the forces of nature – including the natural powers of man – cannot be explained upon any natural basis A divine operation that transcends what is normally perceived as natural law; it cannot be explained upon any natural basis.
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Categories of miracles
4/29/2019 Categories of miracles Supernatural Acts of Creation Heb. 11:3 – worlds were framed by the word of God Psalm 33:9 – He spoke, and it was done. Temporary / Localized Suspension of Natural Laws Matt. 8:23-27 – Jesus calms the ferocious storm John 6:16-21 – Jesus walks on water Healing the Physical Body John 9:1-7 – Man born blind made to see Acts 3:1-10 – Man lame from birth able to walk
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Categories of miracles
4/29/2019 Categories of miracles Power over Death John 11:43-44 – Lazarus raised after dead four days 1 Cor. 15:16-19 – Jesus’ resurrection Expulsion of Demons over Satan’s Power Matthew 12:22 – Demon possessed, blind, mute
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Categories of miracles
4/29/2019 Categories of miracles Manipulation of Material Things John 2:1-11 – Water into wine John 6:1-14 – 5 loaves / 2 fish feed 5,000+ Power in Plant and Animal Kingdoms Numbers 22:28 – Balaam’s donkey speaks Matt. 21:19 – Destruction of a fig tree with a word
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Characteristics of genuine miracles
4/29/2019 Characteristics of genuine miracles Undeniable, not an arguable proposition Diverse & successful Done in the presence of credible witnesses, even hostile observers Not slow, progressive processes but instantaneous Subject to sense perception Independent of secondary causes Generated more than a superficial/temporary interest
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4/29/2019 MIRACLES OF THE BIBLE
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4/29/2019 Next study: PURPOSE DURATION
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