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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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  Lisa Wollnik

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  12/22/2023 at 00:07

  I have experienced answers to prayers that I would consider miracles. I think that as we live in the word today, we are sadly unaware of many miracles that happen around us.

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  Dixie Knapp

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  11/06/2023 at 06:11

  The miracles that the people of Tiberias shared were common miracles that occur in every life — sunrises, birth of a child. They are acts of God that point to a Creator and people know these things could never occur randomly.

  The miracles Jesus performed were to prove he was indeed God in the flesh. He was being introduced to the world.

  A changed life through rebirth is so huge. I’ve seen so many lives change and each one is a miracle. The miracles I read about and maybe I have seen a few times, are things God has done to bring attention to himself — NDE or Gods supernatural protection during an attack. Because I don’t need supernatural miracles, I don’t have the faith or the experiences of supernatural miracles. My miracles were much smaller

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  Maria Ferrarotto

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  10/22/2023 at 20:45

  I think that all is going to depend about the faith that the interview people have. Some of them live with the faith and conviction of Jesus being a miracle maker.

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  Amylee Soltwisch

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  10/13/2023 at 12:51

  I believe that personal experience and upbringing have a lot to do with personal convictions. It is also about perspective. Everyone brings their own ideas and past experiences into their worldview; it dramatically shapes how they see the world.

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  Cindy Gee

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  09/20/2023 at 13:47

  There’s a difference between miracles and God’s blessings. Jesus performed miracles and healed: wine to water, made the lame to walk and caused the blind to see. These are not miracles that I have personally experienced the supernatural power of God with my very own eyes. But I see His blessings each and every day with the sun rising and the sun setting. Witnessing and giving birth to my children to me is a miracle and a huge blessing, only one that can be possible by God.

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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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  Judy Spengler

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  02/05/2023 at 11:39

  The people interviewed shared examples of things they felt were miracles they had experienced personally. They were certainly different than the miracles that took place during Jesus’ time.

  Judy

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  Curt Davis

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  12/06/2022 at 05:38

  I do not agree with those that were interviewed. A miracle is a happening beyond the laws of nature. I believe that Jesus did the miracles as stated in the word of God to prove he was the son of God.

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  Carrie Moore

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  11/24/2022 at 17:07

  I think their responses are linked to their faith. I disagree with them, that not everything is a miracle. I think God reveals himself through Creation and wonderful things we can experience, but miracles are something entirely different than the responses in the video.

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  Carys Jones

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  10/14/2022 at 16:13

  No, because based on Mart DeHaan’s definition, their responses are not accurate. They were talking about everyday things that are amazing and wonderful, but they are not miracles based on this definition.

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  David Socko

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  08/26/2022 at 05:03

  No i donot think they understand the teue concept of a miracle.

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