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      • Jesus' miracles are powerful demonstrations of His divinity and a fulfillment of ancient prophecies. They proclaim the arrival of a new era of hope and salvation and redirect humanity's focus towards God's kingdom. Jesus performed miracles to reveal His true identity as the Son of God and to provide evidence of His power.
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  1. Sep 23, 2024 · Jesus’ miracles provide dramatic evidence that He is God’s only Son, sent to be our Savior (John 3:16–17). They show His great compassion for people (Matthew 14:14), lifting their burdens (Matthew 11:28), healing their diseases (Matthew 4:23), and meeting their deepest needs (Luke 8:35; John 4:10). So, another purpose of Jesus’ miracles ...

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    Many theologians of the modern era, emphasizing Christ’s humanity, have puzzled over the two natures of Christ, assuming they’re in a kind of competition. Because two natures can’t occupy the same “space” within one person, Christ’s identification with our humanity required him to always or mostly forsake the right to his divine attributes. How, th...

    On the surface, Jesus walking on water in Matthew 14seems to affirm that he worked miracles as a man empowered by the Spirit. In Matthew’s narrative, Jesus has just finished feeding the 5,000. His disciples get into a boat on the Sea of Galilee. Rather than get in with them, however, Jesus withdraws to a mountain to pray. By the time it was between...

    Three clues in this passage, however, point to a different understanding of this miracle. First, when Jesus reveals to his fearful disciples that “it is I” (Matt. 14:27; Greek ego eimi), this isn’t a call to recognize his human features that mark him out as “Jesus from Nazareth.” Rather, he’s appropriating Yahweh’s name revealed in Exodus 3:14 (I A...

    Because the incarnate Son of God is one person with two natures, we should expect to see Gospel episodes reflective of each nature. Even in this profound revelation of Jesus’s divine power on the sea, he uses human feet to walk on water, a human arm to save Peter from sinking, and a human voice to reassure his disciples of his divine identity. Jesu...

  2. May 27, 2024 · Through his miraculous deeds, Jesus demonstrated his divine power, affirmed his identity as the Messiah, and unveiled the spiritual truths contained in his message. Jesus used miracles to draw people towards his message and compel them to believe in his divine identity.

  3. May 30, 2024 · Given all the reasons He came, the Bible gives us many instances where Jesus displayed His power and authority. Jesus’ works of power always connected with His mission — to testify about who He is and about His work (Luke 7:18-23; John 10:25; John 21:24-25).

  4. Mar 30, 2013 · He cannot die again. Death no longer has mastery over him. But what difference does this make for us, Jesus’s followers? When you follow the apostle Paul’s argument in Romans 6, you find that our union with Christ—that is, our connection to him—makes this true for us as well.

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  5. Jesus faced masses of people—persons with guilt and sin and needs of various kinds—but Jesus was Master of every situation. Jesus proved that He was God the Son by displaying His miraculous power. 1. Power Over Disease (8:1-22) Lepers and Gentiles and women were considered outcasts by many religious Jews. a. Cleansing the leper (8:1-4)

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  7. May 3, 2023 · Jesus demonstrated his authority in many ways: over the Scripture; in forgiving sin; in healing and casting out demons; and over the creation. We might be led to believe that the exercise of authority is all about the use of power.

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