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Lesson OneDid They Really Happen?5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhat Kinds of Miracles Did Jesus Do?5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeWhy Did Jesus Do Miracles?5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourWhy Did Jesus’ Miracles Create Controversy? - Part I5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveWhy Did Jesus’ Miracles Create Controversy? - Part II5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixAre Jesus’ Miracles Still Important?5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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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 Gospel narratives, Jesus displayed an authority and power over nature that had no natural explanation.” What might be the basis for their personal convictions concerning miracles?
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They have never seen those kinds of miracles so therefore they weren’t as sure of those. It appeared that many of those people perhaps did not have a personal knowledge of Jesus or of the Bible. If they did have a knowledge of the Bible, they didn’t see that those things happened still today.
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Their own experience in life,things happen that they didn’t think could do
Also just the fact they were alive
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To the People in Tiberias miracles happen every day and that you don’t need a big event for it be a miracle. Maybe the land of Tiberias went through a lot of hardships, so they consider every day and everything, like the sun, sky, moon and stars a miracle.
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They only speak of what they have witnessed for themselves, miracles in their own time, life, and events in which they viewed as miracles. It may not be proper to try convincing people of things they cannot prove true because they were not there on the scene when Jesus was performing his miracles.
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<font style=”vertical-align: inherit;”><font style=”vertical-align: inherit;”>doreo que estan tan acostumbrado a los relatos de milagros en esta tierra de Tiberias que no les impacta, una persona es convencida hasta que experimenta un milagro personal, sea el perdon de pecado y la redencion oh algo que cambio su vida al ser parte de un milagro de sanidad divina o transformacion de una mala vida a una vida nueva</font></font>
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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?
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I would not agree because a miracle is something that doesn’t happen every day.
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I think that their responses were very mature, but those responses were very far from belief which is a form of miracle in itself. They were not spiritual people that believed in God, but they did belief in the extraordinary.
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I agree with their responses, certainly. But, they are not be correct if the responses are out of line with the biblical perspectives which the believers hold on to. Their responses are shaped by their material experiences which are pretty much rooted in rational science. For them to believe in miracles as dramatic as the ones recorded in the bible, they would have to have a system of believe or faith, and I would like to suggest it must be the Christian faith.
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Yes, I agree with the responses of the people interviewed. Many people today tend to see miracles as less dramatic and more subtle than the supernatural events described in the Bible. These miracles could be seen in everyday moments, such as healing, personal growth, or situations that seem divinely orchestrated. While the biblical accounts of Jesus’ miracles demonstrate an extraordinary authority over nature, people today may relate more to miracles that align with their personal experiences and the world around them, rather than expecting grand, supernatural events.
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I think that miracles, true miracles, are things like the miracles that Jesus performed, or the parting of the Red Sea, is not what the people that were interviewed believed to be miracles. So I do not agree with the people that were interviewed. It reminds me of a person who I talked with once who said, “how could God have created the world, it seems to go against science.” I asked her if her god was greater than science? These people seemed to have the same idea that a miracle needed to fit into the nature of science box.