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.
26 Jesus, looking at them, answered, With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible.
26 Jesus, looking at them, answered, With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible.
37 for nothing is impossible with God.
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.
20 Jesus answered, Because of your unbelief; for, indeed, I say to you, if you had faith, though but as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mountain, Remove to yonder place, and it would remove: yes, nothing would be impossible to you.
21 Jesus answered, Indeed, I say to you, if you have an unshaken faith, you may not only do as much as is done to the fig tree, but even if you should say to this mountain, Be lifted up, and thrown into the sea, it shall be done.
23 Jesus replied, If you can believe; all things are practicable for him who believes.
27 Jesus looking upon them, said, To men it is impossible, but not to God; for to God all things are possible.
27 Jesus answered, Things impossible to men, are possible to God.
58 And he did not many miracles 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.
22 Israelites, hear these words: Jesus, the Nazarene, a man recommended to you by God, by powerful operations, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of you, (as you yourselves also know,)
31 And while they were praying, the place in which they were assembled was shaken: and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with freedom.
11 And God wrought extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul:12 so that handkerchiefs, or aprons, were carried from his body to those who were sick, and the diseases removed from them, and the evil spirits came out.
12 Truly the signs of an Apostle were fully wrought among you with all patience, by signs and wonders, and powers.
28 And these, indeed, God has placed in the congregation: first, Apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; next, powers; then, gifts of healing; helpers, directors, kinds of foreign languages.
8 For to one, indeed, is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom: and to another, the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit.9 And to another, faith, by the same Spirit: and to another, healing, by the same Spirit:10 and to another, the operations of powers: and to another, prophecy: and to another, diverse kinds of foreign tongues: and to another, the interpretation of foreign tongues.
39 Jesus answered, Forbid him not; for there is none that works a miracle in my name, that can readily speak evil of me.40 For whosoever 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.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and so the Lord will raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.16 Confess your faults, one to another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The inwrought prayer of the righteous man avails much.
17 Elias was a man frail and mortal like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.18 And again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the land brought forth its fruit.
16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke them, and gave them to his disciples, to set before the multitudes.17 And they all did eat and were satisfied; and took up twelve baskets full of fragments.
10 On the Sabbath, as he was teaching in a synagogue,11 a woman was present, who, for eighteen years, had a spirit of infirmity, by which she was so bowed down that she could not so much as look up.12 Jesus, perceiving her, called her to him, and, laying his hand on her, said, Woman, you are delivered from your infirmity.13 Immediately she stood upright, and glorified God.14 But the director of the synagogue, moved with indignation, because Jesus had performed a cure on the Sabbath, said to the people, There are six days for working; come, therefore, on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.15 To which the Lord replied, Hypocrites! who is there amongst you that does not, on the Sabbath, loose his ox or ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?16 And must not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound, lo! these eighteen years, be released from this bond on the Sabbath day?17 On his saying this, all his opposers were ashamed; but the whole multitude was delighted with all the glorious actions performed by him.
11 This first miracle Jesus wrought in Cana of Galilee, displaying his glory: and his disciples believed on him.
14 When those men had seen the miracle which Jesus had wrought they said, This is certainly the prophet who comes into the world.
29 Jesus replied, Because you see me, you believe; happy they, who, having never seen, shall nevertheless believe.30 Many other miracles Jesus likewise performed in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.31 But these are recorded, that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God; and, that believing, you may have life through his name.
8 Then the other disciple, who came first to the sepulcher, entered also; and he saw, and believed the report.9 For, as yet, they did not understand from the scriptures, that he was to rise from the dead.
Discernimento nos sinais
A Bíblia alerta contra falsos milagres e sinais enganosos. Devemos provar os espíritos e não seguir sinais que desviam de Deus.
13 And I saw, and out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet there came forth three unclean spirits, like frogs:14 for these are the spirits of demons, working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
38 Then some of the Scribes and Pharisees interposed, saying, Rabbi, we desire to see a sign for you.39 He answering, said to them, An evil and adulterous race demands a sign; but no sign shall be given it, but the sign of the Prophet Jonah.40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the bosom of the earth.
20 Then he began to reproach the cities, in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they reformed not.21 Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles which have been performed in you, had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they had reformed long ago in sackcloth and ashes.22 Know, therefore, that the condition of Tyre and Sidon, on the day of judgment, shall be more tolerable than yours.23 And thou, Capernaum, which hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to Hades; for, if the miracles which have been performed in thee, had been performed in Sodom, it had remained till now.24 Know, therefore, that the condition of Sodom, on the day of judgment, shall be more tolerable than thine.
A criação como milagre
O próprio corpo humano é milagre de Deus. Toda a criação testifica do poder e da sabedoria do Criador.
22 In all this what the Lord had spoken by the Prophet was verified,23 «Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, who shall be called Immanuel;» 'which signifies, God with us.'
49 When they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was an apparition, and cried out.50 For they all saw him, and were terrified; but he immediately spoke to them, saying, Take courage; it is I; be not afraid.
50 Jesus, hearing this, said to Jairus, Fear not; only believe, and she shall be well.
37 When he was so near as the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God in loud acclamations, for all the miracles which they had seen;38 saying, Blessed be the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!
9 And, having said these things, while they beheld, he was lifted up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
7 and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?