Re: I Am Innocent
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Indirectly. Jesus & the Apostles after him performed miracles to gain credibility to the message they were preaching, and therefore to convert people into followers of Christ.
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Of course people should have believed when seeing the miracles. My point was, and you seem to agree, that the primary purpose of the miracles was to authenticate - Jesus as the Messiah, the apostles as having authority. Jesus criticized the Jews for seeking signs and the Greeks wisdom, though He also criticized those who saw the miracles and didn't believe. Given that general purpose of miracles in the Bible I don't think we can expect the same kind of miracle outside the Bible except when God makes an appearance, such as the Second Coming. Again, the Bible emphasizes that people ought to believe based on God's revelation in nature and in His Word.
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