Milagres
Os milagres manifestam o poder soberano de Deus. Desde a criação até os sinais de Jesus e dos apóstolos, Deus intervém sobrenaturalmente na história para revelar sua glória e amor.
O Deus dos milagres
Para Deus nada é impossível. Ele abriu o mar, fez cair fogo do céu e ressuscitou mortos. Seu poder não tem limites.
And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Milagres pela fé
Se tiverdes fé como um grão de mostarda, movereis montanhas. A fé é a chave que acessa o poder miraculoso de Deus.
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done.
And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God.
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Sinais e prodígios
Os apóstolos realizaram sinais e maravilhas em nome de Jesus. Os dons do Espírito incluem a operação de milagres e a fé sobrenatural.
Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves also know;
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: insomuch that unto the sick were brought handkerchiefs or aprons from his body, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out from them.
But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. For he that is not against you is for you.
Milagres de cura e provisão
A oração da fé salvará o enfermo. Deus provê, cura e intervém quando clamamos a Ele com fé genuína.
Discernimento nos sinais
A Bíblia alerta contra falsos milagres e sinais enganosos. Devemos provar os espíritos e não seguir sinais que desviam de Deus.
Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet: for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, who art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
A criação como milagre
O próprio corpo humano é milagre de Deus. Toda a criação testifica do poder e da sabedoria do Criador.
Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,
And they shall call his name Immanuel;
which is, being interpreted, God with us.
but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed it to be a ghost, and cried out; for they all saw him, and were troubled. And straightaway he spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?