Miracles Of Jesus Research Paper

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“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Revised Standard Version Mark 10:45). The Son of God,was both earthly and divine; He was truly God and truly man. Jesus came to earth as a humble infant to give us eternal life by selflessly sacrificing his life for us. Over the course of His earthly life, He performed many miracles, lived the Beatitudes, and taught people the right way to live through parables. Many people came to believe in Jesus, but His closest group of followers was called the twelve Apostles. Regardless of his good deeds, He also made several enemies such as the Sadducees and the Pharisees; these enemies eventually put him to death. Jesus performed miracles out …show more content…

Jesus, Mary, and His disciples were invited to a wedding when the wine ran out, Jesus delivered a miracle by turning water into wine. Jesus performed this sign of grace in response to Mary’s intercession and out of respect. This miracle was significant because it manifested His glory, and it revealed his Messianic mission to His disciples who began to believe in Him. In another instance where Jesus provided for others, He turned five loaves and two fish into enough food to satisfy more than five thousand people. It is the only miracle written in all four Gospels besides the Resurrection. This shows that the Gospel writers considered this a significant miracle because Jesus revealed to everyone that He is the Bread of Life. Jesus also performed spiritual and bodily healings. In one instance He brought a dead man, Lazarus, back from the dead after four days. Martha, the brother of Lazarus, questioned Jesus as to why He delayed coming; He replied, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die” (John 11:25). Martha and many onlookers came to believe when He said this. Jesus’ miracles both …show more content…

Judas Iscariot turned Him in for 30 pieces of silver because he refused to believe that Jesus was God’s son sent from Heaven to save us from our sins. The Jewish people questioned His divinity and authority and chose to free Barabbas, the murderer, instead of Jesus at Passover feast in Jerusalem. Although at first Pontius Pilate resisted having anything to do with the death of Jesus, he crumbled under the pressure from the Jewish people who threatened to go to Tiberius Caesar and he sentenced Jesus to death. The Sadducees and the Pharisees convicted Jesus of blasphemy because He said He was the Son of God. Because Jesus healed people on Sunday, He was guilty of breaking the Law condemning work on the Lord’s day. The authorities were threatened by His influence, and they feared their place in

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