Miracles in an instant

[Miss Hepburn]

The ungodly and unbelievers are our brothers and sisters, too...just as a reminder.
They temporarily are where they are at...which they would resent me saying!...
give 'em time...God is.
if this were a foot race and they were behind and stumbled
we would stop and help them...
not laugh or blame or call them names or shun them!
We would reach out...sorry was that off topic? ...:)

Btw, it's "dying"...people have a tuff time with that spelling a lot.

 

[Windmill Charge]

No Christian deserves a miracle, but sometimes we need it.

Agree 100%.

Every Christian has experienced a miracle, the miracle of Gods saving grace.

 

[Stranger]

The ungodly and unbelievers are our brothers and sisters, too...just as a reminder.
They temporarily are where they are at...which they would resent me saying!...
give 'em time...God is.
if this were a foot race and they were behind and stumbled
we would stop and help them...
not laugh or blame or call them names or shun them!
We would reach out...sorry was that off topic? ...:)

Btw, it's "dying"...people have a tuff time with that spelling a lot.

No their not.

Stranger

 

[Willie T]

The ungodly and unbelievers are our brothers and sisters, too...just as a reminder.
They temporarily are where they are at...which they would resent me saying!...
give 'em time...God is.
if this were a foot race and they were behind and stumbled
we would stop and help them...
not laugh or blame or call them names or shun them!
We would reach out...sorry was that off topic? ...:)

Btw, it's "dying"...people have a tuff time with that spelling a lot.

It is more than clear that Jesus lives within your heart. Thank you for being here.

 

[Stranger]

The ungodly and unbelievers are our brothers and sisters, too...just as a reminder.
They temporarily are where they are at...which they would resent me saying!...
give 'em time...God is.
if this were a foot race and they were behind and stumbled
we would stop and help them...
not laugh or blame or call them names or shun them!
We would reach out...sorry was that off topic? ...:)

Btw, it's "dying"...people have a tuff time with that spelling a lot.

No they are not. And neither are you a brother or sister to Christians.

Stranger

 

[1stCenturyLady]

A more relevent question is why should God perform miracles for us?

Because He is God, and is the same yesterday, today and forever. Miracles are part of His nature. The relevant question would be how do we enter into His glory where miracles happen? Some of us just don't care to enter in. I hope I never become one of them - the lukewarm.

Revelation 3:
14 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,

‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

22 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ”

 

[quietthinker]

Do you think God can perform miracles in an instant or suddenly, and the reason He doesn't is for you to trust Him more?

Didn't God create the world with a word? He spoke and it was done.

 

[Miss Hepburn]

Didn't God create the world with a word? He spoke and it was done.

Yes, good point LOL....but, it took awhile...especially if you consider a day was 1000 years.

 

[Stranger]

Yes, good point LOL....but, it took awhile...especially if you consider a day was 1000 years.

Why would you consider that?

Stranger

 

[Enoch111]

The ungodly and unbelievers are our brothers and sisters, too...just as a reminder.

Until people are born again they are enemies of God and aliens to His family (Col 1:21). They can only become brothers and sister after the New Birth, but many will not obey the Gospel. Thus we have the contrast given by Christ about the narrow way and the broad way -- few on the narrow way, many on the broad way which leads to destruction.

 

[Windmill Charge]

especially if you consider a day was 1000 years

Except the bible plainly teaches that God took 6 days of 24 hours to create everything.

Of course if you think that the day=1k years etc applies, then you should try applying that to other passages.
Jesus fasted 40 thousands years in the desert.
At the flood it rained for forty thousand years.
That Jesus is going to rise from the dead three thousand years after being burried.

Makes a mockery of interpreting the bible.

 

[Windmill Charge]

Because He is God, and is the same yesterday, today and forever. Miracles are part of His nature. The relevant question would be how do we enter into His glory where miracles happen? Some of us just don't care to enter in. I hope I never become one of them - the lukewarm.

Revelation 3:
14 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,

‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

22 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ”

Interesting but it does not begin to explain why God has done miracles in the past or why he should do them now.

Jesus called hios miracles 'signs' as they pointed to who he was, without him needing to anounce it.
The apostles did miracles again to authenticate there ministry.

What is the explanation for miracles today?

 

[1stCenturyLady]

Interesting but it does not begin to explain why God has done miracles in the past or why he should do them now.

Jesus called hios miracles 'signs' as they pointed to who he was, without him needing to anounce it.
The apostles did miracles again to authenticate there ministry.

What is the explanation for miracles today?

It is His NATURE. You might just as well ask why a songbird sings.

 

[Miss Hepburn]

Except the bible plainly teaches that God took 6 days of 24 hours to create everything.

Could you show us where that is? Thanks.
2 Peter 3:8...1000 yrs = a day to God.
A day is the earth revolving to get to the same point, right ...
but the solar system didn't even exist yet.

 

[Miss Hepburn]

Until people are born again they are enemies of God and aliens to His family (Col 1:21). They can only become brothers and sister after the New Birth, but many will not obey the Gospel. Thus we have the contrast given by Christ about the narrow way and the broad way -- few on the narrow way, many on the broad way which leads to destruction.

Speechless. A twist of words, changing the meaning!
NKJV
And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works,
yet now He has reconciled
NIV
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.
ERV
At one time you were separated from God. You were his enemies in your minds,
because the evil you did was against him

Big diff.

 

[1stCenturyLady]

Could you show us where that is? Thanks.
2 Peter 3:8...1000 yrs = a day to God.
A day is the earth revolving to get to the same point, right ...
but the solar system didn't even exist yet.

Prophetic time cannot be used when specifics are written. In this case "evening and morning" can only be determined as a normal day of 24 hours.

This is true even inside a prophecy. Take Daniel 8:14 He said to me, “For 2,300 "evenings and mornings;" then the holy place will be a properly restored.” This refers to the Maccabean revolt from 167 BC to 160 BC when at the end, the temple was cleansed.

 

[Windmill Charge]

Could you show us where that is? Thanks.
2 Peter 3:8...1000 yrs = a day to God.
A day is the earth revolving to get to the same point, right ...
but the solar system didn't even exist yet.

Genesis 1 and there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Genesis 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

God is outside of time and space, they are his creation, yet he can tell what time it is.

 

[Windmill Charge]

To prove He is not dead.

Miracles done today do not prove that jesus is alive.
The witness of the NT and the exsistance of Christianity prove that.

 

[1stCenturyLady]

Miracles done today do not prove that jesus is alive.
The witness of the NT and the exsistance of Christianity prove that.

Miracles don't happen naturally. Why are you so against these wonders. It is like calling good, evil.

 

[Windmill Charge]

Miracles don't happen naturally. Why are you so against these wonders. It is like calling good, evil.

I'm not against them.
I am asking questions to see whether people know what they are talking about.