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Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 16:13 in reply to: Michael Rydelnik said, “Judaism was always looking for a sign of the Messiah that He would do miracles. That they would know who the Messiah is by the miracles that He did. And that comes actually-it’s found very clearly in rabbinic literature, which as was the first redeemer, so shall be the last Redeemer. The first redeemer being Moses who confirmed that he was really the deliverer from Egypt, the one who would take Egypt out because he did miracles. And so when the last redeemer, the Messiah comes, He will confirm who He is through the miracles that He does, just as Moses did.” Yet despite looking for signs to accompany Messiah’s arrival, some devoted Jews explained away the miracles of Jesus as having their source in occult power. How would you answer this objection? Explain your answer.

Reading the scriptures and reading God’s word.
Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 16:10 in reply to: As a Jewish person who has come to believe in Jesus as Messiah, Michael Rydelnik said: “Jesus still presents controversy. He creates controversy. People are saying, well those are fabrications by His followers. They deny the historicity [of the New Testament]. But I think there are people, like those Hellenistic Jews who came. Could Lazarus really have been raised? They’re doubting is this even possible. There are other people who are saying, well yeah, He did miracles, but they’re not real miracles, they’re magical miracles. There are people who still hold that view that Jesus did what He did, not to confirm who He was, but to deceive.” “And then there are other people who look at the miracles and they say, don’t know. I don’t have enough facts. If I could only see it for myself, if I could get a sign today. There are people who came to Jesus and asked for a sign. That’s what they said then. That’s what they’re saying today. If we could only put this in a test tube and examine it, then we would believe. And then there are other people who say there’s no other explanation. Jesus really did these things. He is who He claimed to be, the Messiah. He is still creating controversy.” Why do you think there are so many different views of Jesus’ miraculous claims today?

Because of someone’s belief system.
Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 15:54 in reply to: According to Montgomery, Newton’s view of the universe was an orderly and predictable one that ran by established inviolable rules. In contrast, Einstein’s view promotes the idea that the universe is not as predicable as originally thought. Which view allows for the possibility of miracles? Why?

Einstein’s view allows for the possibility of miracles as the lesson states concerning Einstein, we don’t know all the rules and things are relative.
Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 15:12 in reply to: William Craig said: “Well, of course, naturalism would preclude miracles altogether. Naturalism is the view that all that exists is the space, time, universe, and its physical contents. And if you presuppose naturalism, then miracles are ruled out of court before you even come to the table to look at the evidence. Others I think may not deny the existence of a supernatural Being. But nevertheless, they think that allowing the supernatural Being to get his fingers dirty in the operation of the universe, so to speak, would somehow upset science. That it would make science impossible. Because it would turn the universe into a sort of haunted house. And so some people have the impression that in order for science to be possible, we have to assume that miracles cannot occur.” Why would a scientist have trouble with the idea of miracles?

Because they only base happenings according to what can be seen, known and therefore explained.
Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 14:58 in reply to: During the video section Mart DeHaan interviewed people on the street in Tiberias. He asked them if they believed in miracles. He concluded: “I sensed in the residents of Tiberias that the ‘miracles’ they believed in would not have been as dramatic as someone turning water into wine or bringing a dead person back to life; yet according to the Gospelnarratives, Jesus displayed an authority and power over nature that had no natural explanation.” Do you agree with the responses of the people interviewed?

I do not agree with the residents of Tiberias because those miracles were supernatural and what has been done God is still able oi perform miracles no matter the times, throughout all the ages of biblical history and in today times which is still being manifested.

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