Jesus Christ: The Importance of his Miracles

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Jesus Christ: The Importance of his Miracles

Throughout history many people have given messages. They were trying to make people consider the messages. They would say that they would do something with out actually backing it up, or they would say they are someone with out proof. Jesus had made many messages that said that he was “the messiah”, the son of god. The performance of miracles had strengthened Jesus’ message. Because Jesus had done miracles to back up his message, people actually believed he was the messiah, Son of God. Many people believe Jesus actually performed miracles but some people believe he did not.

In the book by Washington F. Jarvis (p 65) it defines miracle as “an occurrence which we cannot explain in terms of our present knowledge and understanding of how things work in the world around us.” Many people believe that Jesus did perform the miracles but few still believe they were phony. In the book by Washington F. Jarvis (p 65) it states that “many dispute this portrait of Jesus; many deny the possibility of miracles and find the gospel miracle stories embarrassing fairy tales.” There were people who were not too confident that Jesus actually performed the miracles.

Many people also thought that Jesus was a troublemaker, if in fact he was the messiah, the son of god. In the book by Washington F. Jarvis (p 66) it says that “because Jesus broke the law by healing on the Sabbath, and because he attracted many adherents, he came to be regarded by the establishment as a dangerous trouble maker.” Many people thought if he could heal people he should know when to do it or when not to do it. They believed that he could perform miracles but that he was a trouble make or that he was working for the devil or something evil.

Many people did think he could heal people. In the book by Washington F. Jarvis (p 65) it says that “but the gospels portray Jesus as a miracle- worker and credit him with the power to heal sickness and to alter the natural order.” Even though people could see that he could heal people, some still wanted to deny that he was a miracle worker.

People knew that he was a miracle worker in the book by Washington F. Jarvis (p 66) it says that “when we read the gospels accounts, what strikes us the most is the fact that no one in Jesus’ time, friend or enemy, ever indicated the slightest doubt that Jesus did miracles....

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... his fingers in to his ears, spat and touched his tongue. He looked up to the heaven and said ephphatha, ‘be opened’ in Aramaic, and the man was cured (mark7: 31-7). Jesus also performed another miracle with a blind man. In the book by E. P. Sanders (p 145) it says “in Bethsaida a blind man was brought to him. He took him outside the village, spat on his eyes, and laid his hands on him. The man’s sight was partially restored: he could see people, but they looked ‘like trees walking’ Jesus again put his hands over his eyes, and his sight was restored (mark 8:22-6).

In conclusion Jesus could perform miracles and the way he did them strengthened his message. The performance of miracles did strengthen his message because of the witnesses that had seen him. Even though there were many doubts about Jesus there were also people who knew he was working for God.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Jarvis, Washington F. And still is ours today the story of Jesus New York: The Sea Bury press1980

2. Porter, Roy J. Jesus Christ the Jesus of history, the Christ of faith England, London: Duncan Baird publishers ltd 1999

3. Sanders, E. P. The historical figure of Jesus England: The Penguin group 1993

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