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1. MIRACLES
CAN THEY HAPPEN TODAY?

2. A miracle is a divine operation that
transcends natural law.
WHAT IS A MIRACLE?

3. WHAT IS A MIRACLE?
1. Supernatural acts of creation
2.Temporary, localized suspension of the laws of nature
3.Healing the physical body
4.Divine power over death
5.Casting out demons that had entered human bodies
6.Manipulating some material things
7. Accomplished through plant & animal kingdoms
CATEGORIES OF NEW TESTAMENT MIRACLES

4. WHAT IS A MIRACLE?
1. A true miracle is a demonstrable fact.
2.A true miracle always had a worthy motive.
3.A true miracle was done in the presence of
credible witnesses.
4.A true miracle had instant effects.
5.A true miracle was subject to sense perception.
6.A true miracle must be independent of
secondary causes.
GENUINE MIRACLES MUST MEET SIX CRITERIA

5. They served as signs to confirm
the word of truth from God to man
(Mark 16:20; Heb. 2:3-4).
Today, miracles are no longer needed.
The New Testament does that.
WHAT WAS THE
PURPOSE OF MIRACLES?

6. 1. Holy Spirit Baptism (Acts 2; 10-11)
2. Laying on of the Apostles’ Hands
(Acts 8; 19; 1 Cor. 12-14)
HOW WERE
MIRACULOUS ABILITIES
ACQUIRED?

7. No.
1 Corinthians 13:8-10
Spiritual gifts and the process of God’s
revelation were coexistent.
Ephesians 4:11-13
The duration of these miraculous roles
was specified: “till we all come to the
unity of the faith."
DO MIRACLES
STILL HAPPEN?

8. Isn’t the Lord as powerful today
as He was in the first century?
It isn’t a question of God’s power;
it is a matter of His WILL.
COMMON
OBJECTION:

9. MIRACLES
CAN THEY HAPPEN TODAY?