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WITNESSED MIRACLES

IN THIS ISSUE:THE MIRACLE- WORKING MESSIAH

RECORDED MIRACLES

VOLUME 32:08 AUGUST 2021

SCRUTINIZED MIRACLES

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STHE MIRACLE-WORKING MESSIAH Certain people will never believe that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah), the Son of God. The Bible makes clear that even a number of those in Jesus’ day who saw the miracles He worked were not persuaded that He was the promised Savior of the world (Mark 6:6). Rather than fall at His feet and call Him “Lord” (as the blind man did whose sight Jesus miraculously restored—John

9:38), many people refused to believe His claims. Some were so twisted in their thinking that they accused Him of doing the works of Satan. “By the ruler of the demons He casts out de-mons” (Mark 3:22), they said. (Can you believe that?!)

In light of such reactions to Jesus’ miracles by some of those who

walked the Earth with Him 2,000 years ago, it should not be surpris-

ing that many people today also reject Jesus as Lord and God. Of

course, two of the main reasons for rejecting

Him and the miracles which the Bible claims

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that He worked are simply because many people deny the existence of God and the Bible’s inspiration. If a person refuses to accept the evidence for these two basic truths of Christianity, he will never be convinced that Jesus worked miracles. Still, everyone should pause and think about some logical reasons why the miracles of Jesus are reliable witnesses to His Godhood and teachings.

Jesus’ miracles were not done in some private place on Earth with only a few people who saw them. His miracles were not hidden and unable to be tested

by potential followers. Instead, Jesus’ miracles were seen by multitudes of people all across Palestine throughout His ministry.

Thousands of witnesses saw His various miracles on dif-ferent occasions. His works were subjected to exami-nation by Jews and Gentiles, believers and unbelievers,

friends and enemies.

MANY THOUSANDS WITNESSED JESUS’ MIRACLES

WHEN PETER PREACHED TO THOSE WHO HAD PUT JESUS TO DEATH, HE REMINDED THEM

THAT CHRIST’S IDENTITY HAD BEEN PROVED “BY MIRACLES, WONDERS,

AND SIGNS WHICH GOD DID THROUGH HIM IN

YOUR MIDST, AS YOU YOURSELVES ALSO KNOW” (ACTS 2:22). THE JEWS HAD WIT-NESSED CHRIST’S MIRACLES OCCURRING

AMONG THEM WHILE HE WAS ON THE EARTH. IN THE PRESENCE OF MANY EYE-WITNESSES, JESUS GAVE SIGHT TO THE

BLIND, HEALED LEPERS, FED THOUSANDS WITH A HANDFUL OF FOOD, AND MADE

THE LAME TO WALK.

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this man was born blind, but after coming in contact with Jesus, his eyes were opened.

THE ENTIRE CASE OF JESUS HEALING THE BLIND MAN IN JOHN 9 WAS SCRUTINIZED

CAREFULLY BY JESUS’ ENEMIES. YET, EVEN THEY HAD TO ADMIT THAT JESUS CAUSED THE MAN

TO SEE. IT WAS A FACT ACCEPT-ED BY THE HARDENED ENEMIES

OF CHRIST.

JESUS’ ENEMIES SCRUTINIZED &

RECOGNIZED HIS MIRACLES

To “scrutinize” is to inspect very closely. Some-what like a coach might scrutinize his (or another)

team, the works of Jesus were most definitely scrutinized or “tested.”

Indeed, though many of Jesus’ enemies who wit-nessed His miracles re-jected Him as the prom-ised Messiah and tried to hurt His ministry, even they did not deny the miracles that He worked. After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead in the presence of many

Jews, “the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, ‘What shall we do? For this Man works many signs’” (John 11:47). Even King Herod had heard enough reports about Jesus to believe that He

could perform “some miracle” in his presence (Luke 23:8).

In John 9, after Jesus miraculously gave sight to a man born blind, neigh-bors and others examined the man, questioning how he was now able to see. Later the man whom Jesus healed was brought to the Pharisees, and they scrutinized him. They questioned him about the One who caused him to see. They then argued among themselves about the character of Jesus. The Pharisees called for the parents of the man who was blind and ques-tioned them about their son’s blindness. Then they called upon the man born blind again, and a second time questioned him about how Jesus opened his eyes. Finally, they realized the man would not cave in to their intimi-dating methods and say negative things about Jesus. So, “they cast him out” of the synagogue (9:34). They rejected him and the One Who made him well. Yet, they were unable to deny the miracle that Jesus performed. It was known by countless witnesses that

CONSIDERING THAT POSITIVE TESTIMONY FROM ENEMIES IS THE MOST POWERFUL TESTIMONY IN A COURT OF LAW, SUCH REACTIONS

FROM JESUS’ ENEMIES ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN A STUDY OF THE

MIRACLES OF CHRIST.

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1. ___ Sadly, many people today reject Jesus as Lord and God.

2. ___ People who reject God’s existence are likely to believe in the supernatural miracles of the Bible.

3. ___ Few people ever saw Jesus’ miracles.

4. ___ Only one person wrote about the miracles of Christ.

5. ___ Jesus worked miracles for entertainment purposes.

6. ___ Jesus went about “healing every sickness and every disease.”

7. ___ Neither today’s scientist nor the phony “faith healer” is copying the miracles that Jesus worked on Earth 2,000 years ago.

8. ___ John chapter 9 is a record of Lazarus’ resurrection.

MULTIPLE WRITERS RECORDED JESUS’ MIRACLES

Across:

1. Another word for Messiah

4. Number of Gospel accounts in the New Testament

Christianity rests upon the foundation of multiple writers. Certain miracles Jesus performed, such as the feeding of the 5,000 and His resurrection, are recorded in all four Gospel accounts. What’s more,

the various details of Jesus’ life and miracles are similar enough so as not to be contradictory, but different

enough so that one cannot rightly conclude that they copied each other. The fact that multiple writers vouch for the truthfulness of Jesus’ miracles should

not be taken lightly. It would be considered powerful testimony in a court of law.

6. Multiple ancient writers vouching for the truthfulness of Jesus’ miracles would have been powerful testimony in a of law.

7. The man whom Jesus healed in John 9 suffered from this

8. Among the greatest proofs for the Godhood of Jesus are the that He worked.

9. Even this king had heard about Jesus’ works and hoped to see a miracle firsthand

Down:

2. To inspect very closely

3. Group of Jews who scrutinized the man whom Jesus healed of blindness

5. The apostle who wrote that Jesus worked miracles that “you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believ-ing you may have life in His name”

JESUS WORKED WONDERS NOT BEING REPEATED TODAY

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The case built for the truth of Jesus’ miracles is further supported by the fact that His su-pernatural works were recorded, not by one

person, but by different writers. Even unbelievers admit that various miracles

in Jesus’ life (including His resurrec-tion) were recorded by more than one writer. If those who study an-

cient history generally consider details to be reliable when two or three sources are in

agreement, then the multiple accounts of Je-sus’ miracles by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John,

and Paul are extremely impressive.

NEITHER TODAY’S SCIENTIST NOR THE ALLEGED “FAITH HEALER” IS COPYING THE MIRACLES THAT

JESUS WORKED ON EARTH 2,000 YEARS AGO. FALSE “WONDER-WORKERS” STAGE EVENTS WHERE WILLING PARTICIPANTS WITH SUP-

POSED SICKNESSES APPEAR AND ACT AS IF THEY ARE BEING HEALED OF THEIR

DISEASES.

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CROSSWORD CHALLENGE: Across: 1. Christ; 4. Four; 6. Court; 7. Blindness; 8. Miracles; 9. Herod, Down: 2. Scrutinize; 3. Pharisees; 5. John. TRUE OR FALSE: 1. T; 2. F; 3. F; 4. F; 5. F; 6. T; 7. T; 8. F

As should be expected from the One Who claimed to be the Son of God, the Bible records that Jesus performed miracles throughout His ministry in order to provide ample proof of His Godhood and heavenly message. Jesus worked

miracles, not for the sake of entertaining people or to make money, but that “you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and

that believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:30-31). Indeed, among the greatest

proofs for the Godhood of Jesus are the miracles that He worked.

The fact is, there are real differences between the mira-cles that Jesus worked and what some “try” to do today. Jesus went about “healing every sickness and every disease” (Matthew 9:35). His miraculous works knew no limitations. He could cure anything. He could re-store a shriveled hand in the midst of His enemies (Luke 6:6-10), as well as heal a severed ear with the touch of His hand (Luke 22:51). He healed “many” of their blindness (Luke 7:21) and even raised the dead simply by calling out to them (John 11:43). What phony “faith healer” has come close to doing the sorts of things that Jesus did?

CONCLUSION

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