And "Conservative Christians" who maintain that they did happen....don't exactly have miracles happen in public like in Acts or as Paul supposedly described in Corinthians (another difficult issue for Liberal Christians to explain why Paul was talking about miracles and prophecying).
Some "Charismatic" movements may have "gift of tongues" events, but they go completely against what the "gift of tongues" is supposed to be, it was meant to be a miraculous showing that enabled believers to actually communicate with others of a foreign tongue, not just babbling away. Paul even forbade using the gift of tongues if there was no interpreter.
Paul was even apparently to raise people from the dead and heal the sick just like Jesus. In fact, according to the Gospels, Jesus said that the disciples would be able to do works greater than him. What happened since?
According to Acts, there is indeed supposed to be an actual showing of who is a "True Christian", in the form of miraculous happenings. What happened? When did they cease?
Did the early church spread so fast because of the word of these miracles? If not, what caused the Christian religion to spread so quickly?
When did the Christian miracles cease
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Re: When did the Christian miracles cease
Post #2Could it be that they became so mundane that people don't recognize them anymore?
For example, if I pray my whole life not to get sick and avoid all sickness whole life, would you think it is because of God and praying, or would you think it is just a coincidence?
I believe the reason is that the message was compelling. And one reason for that was probably the miracles.
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