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During the video section Mart DeHaan interviewed people on the street in Tiberias. He asked them if they believed in miracles. He concluded: “I sensed in the residents of Tiberias that the ‘miracles’ they believed in would not have been as dramatic as someone turning water into wine or bringing a dead person back to life; yet according to the Gospel narratives, Jesus displayed an authority and power over nature that had no natural explanation.” What might be the basis for their personal convictions concerning miracles?
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Miracles happen all the time, are they as dramatic as turning water into wine, no. Miracles happen big and small, God’s power is so great. Everyones relationship with God is different along with our beliefs and convictions.
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Those people haven’t seen a real miracle in their lives, and probably don’t believe that one can occur. So all they identify as miracle figuratively is anything that causes a sense of wonder, like watching a sunset.
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The people of Tiberias seem to be speaking of the “worldly” definition of a miracle. A miracle being something that evokes great emotion. But when we speak of Jesus’ miracles, we are speaking of occurrences that do not follow the law of the natural world.
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A majority of the time people have a hard time living in light of Hebrews 11:1 “Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we don’t see”. They think that maybe one day it could have happened but can’t believe that if they haven’t seen it it could still be possible. However, faith is truly believing that God is able whether you’ve seen it or not. For most seeing is believing but for the follower of Jesus-not seeing is where the real faith takes place!
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I have seen miracles all my life, from the time I was a child. They were not like the parting of the Red Sea or raising someone from the dead, but they were impactfull to me. I myself was healed when my parents were told I would not live. God has done so many miracles in my life that I have no doubt He is all powerful and God. I think people who have seen or had a mircale in their lives are more likely ot have strong personal convictions concerning miracles.