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J. P. Moreland said, “The New Testament writers say, ‘These things were not done in a corner [Acts 26:26], they were done in public, and you know,’ they say to their audience, ‘that these things really happened.’ Why that is so important is this, when it comes to the New Testament, the miracles of Jesus are actually signs that He was who He claimed to be. Jesus repeatedly said, ‘Don’t believe Me because of my words. Don’t believe Me because I say I’m a prophet from God or that I’m His Son. Believe Me because the signs I do simply can’t be explained if I’m simply a man.’ ” What would be the significance of miracles done publicly instead of privately?
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There is significance to having the miracles done publicly instead of privately, it demonstrates God’s power and creates first-hand witnesses. It shows that His actions match His words. In this scripture it says, “Don’t believe Me because I SAY that I am a prophet from God or I’m His Son. Believe Me because the SIGNS I do…”
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Public performance of miracles served as undeniable evidence of his diety.
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Significance of miracles done publicly instead of privately was to testify Jesus as a son of God and God is with him, because there’s no would able to make miracles happened without intervention divine in him that’s why Jesus did all publicly.
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Miracles done publicly are able to be witnessed and verified. If a miracle is performed in private, then no one will know if it really happened.
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Miracles done publicly would be seen by many people. Where as if it was done in private it would be seen by few. The more eyewitness testimony the credible it would be to explain. This also eliminates any doubts
