- healed diseases
- cast out demons
- calmed storms
- raised the dead
- fed thousands at one time
- walked on water
- turned water into wine
- and even controlled the whereabouts of fish (e.g. Matt. 17:23–27; Luke 5: 1–11).
Because His miracles were so well-known, Jesus Himself pointed to
them as verification that He came from God. As He told His critics, “For
the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works
that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me” (John 5:36; cf. Matthew 11:5; John 10:38).
Significantly, Jesus’ opponents never denied His miracles. Though they questioned the divine origin of His power (Matthew 12:24), they were never able to deny that the works He and His apostles performed were supernatural (John 11:47–48; Acts 4:16). Even today, “the fact that miracle working belongs to the historical Jesus is no longer disputed.” [1] Keep Reading...
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