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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 Gospelnarratives, Jesus displayed an authority and power over nature that had no natural explanation.” Do you agree with the responses of the people interviewed?
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I think the people interviewed had a very worldly idea of what a ‘miracle’ is. It seemed that their views involved a God-given awe and reverence for what God has already created – truly a miracle at the time of creation, but they don’t seem to reference or reverence the CREATOR. Their definition was based on emotion whereas the true definition is more based in fact and identifiable irregular phenomenon that break the norm.
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I don’t agree with most of their responses. Many wonderful and amazing things can be explained naturally. A miracle done by Jesus shows his power over nature to do something with it that runs contrary to the laws of nature.
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It seemed like the people in the video felt like everyday occurrences were miracles. I do not believe that to be a true miracle. Every day things like the sun rising and us being alive, are not miracles. They are gifts from God, but not miracles. Someone that has no chance at life due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident, but makes a full recovery, to me that is a miracle.
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I agree with the idea that a miracle is something that defies nature, something out of the ordinary that doesn’t always happen. So, in most cases, I wouldn’t agree that they are miracles, however, if those people choose to believe they are, they are entitled to that opinion.
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I believe God performs miracles everyday. It’s all about having a relationship with God that shows his miracles daily. If I didn’t have a relationship with God, would I see his miracles? I find it interesting 2 out of 3 asked this question said yes. It proves how Jesus how to show his miracle while walking around or not everyone would have believed him as the young teenagers.