Questions tagged [miracles]
Actions of God not explained by normal laws of physics, chemistry, biology, or the natural sciences
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Is there a study that gathered credible accounts of healing under scientific scrutiny?
Is there a study that gathered accounts of healing under scientific scrutiny?
What is meant by healing?
Healing in this context means a person who had a medically documented sickness was healed in a ...
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How do men of faith separate good miracles from bad miracles? [closed]
The most standard problem of miracles, attacked by Christian apologists, is that miracles break the immutable laws of physics, and therefore by definition are logically impossible. This was put ...
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How do believers in contemporary miracles from God interpret passages indicating that (all) miracles during the end times are attributed to Satan?
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Matthew 7:21-23
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will ...
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Are there Christian theological traditions that believe in contemporary miracles but reject contemporary miraculous gifts?
I'm intrigued by whether Christians holding such beliefs exist and how they rationalize their stance. Is it coherent to affirm that God still performs miracles while denying the ongoing bestowal of ...
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Do miracles associated with the cause for canonization have to be believed?
The requirement of miracles in the causes of canonization are crucial because they are a divine confirmation of the holiness of the person invoked, says a Vatican aide. (EWTN)
Given that these ...
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When is it rationally justified for a Christian to say that an anomalous event that has taken place is a miracle?
I've been engaged in a thought-provoking chat discussion with an atheist on the philosophy site. In our conversation, I've been advocating for the idea that there is evidence supporting the existence ...
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Why would Jesus turn water into wine - psychoactive, cancerogenous substance
It has been confirmed scientifically by Oxford Population Health researchers that there is direct link between alcohol consumption and significantly increased likelihood of developing malign types of ...
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According to Catholicism, why are there so few miraculous healings of amputees, if any?
According to Catholicism, why are there so few miraculous healings of amputees, if any?
This question is inspired from another post on this site: What are Christian apologetics refutations of the ...
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Are there any apocryphal writings on the apparent gap between Verses 4 and 5 of John 2?
We see in John 2:3-5, a prelude to the Miracle at Cana:
3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you ...
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What is the special significance of the term ' signs' in relation to the miracles of Jesus?
We read in Jn 6:26:
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
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What scriptural examples exist of people converting to righteousness from overt wickedness on account of a miraculous occurrence (e.g. Paul)?
A brief bit of context (feel free to edit it out if it's not appropriate for the site, but I think it'll help clarify exactly what I'm trying to achieve with this question): I am currently studying ...
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What does Origen mean in his response when Celsus accuses Christ' of using black magic when performing miracles? What is the actual argument?
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Origen responds to Celsus's accusation that Jesus had performed his miracles using magic rather than divine powers by asserting that, unlike magicians, Jesus had not ...
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Did Jesus work miracles before Cana?
We read in Jn 3:11 that the miracle Jesus worked at Cana was first of the signs that revealed his glory. That would imply that the first miracle done by Jesus in public , was at Cana. But is it not ...
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Which battle won by Judah or the United Kingdom of Israel that was won miraculously had the greatest number of enemy casualties?
Lots of battles were fought in the Bible. Some were won primarily by a miraculous act of God, such as the fall of Jericho in the days of Joshua or the defeat of Sennacherib's Assyrian army in the days ...
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Arius' death was it miraculous or was he poisoned?
Arius' death was it miraculous or was he poisoned?
Arius died in 336, at Constantinople of some gory intestinal disorder. Some believe that his death corresponded to the prayers of the Patriarch of ...
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