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Cal · 09-07-2011, 06:15 PM

Jesus either worked miracles to help people or to show he was capable working them, or both. I fully believe Jesus cared about people. But if he only cared about people he could have worked miracles secretly and/or from a distance. He didn't have to let on that he was involved at all. But he worked miracles in a way that there was no doubt that he was the one doing them. He clearly wanted to express and testify of both his care and his power.

Jesus didn't have to work miracles at all. He could have just preached the kingdom and let his character do all the testifying for him. But it strongly appears God felt there needed to be an unavoidable testimony that he was more than just a man. Thus the miracles. So they most likely were performed not just to show care, but to testify of who Jesus was.

09-07-2011, 06:15 PM	#193
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,333	Re: Apostles Jesus either worked miracles to help people or to show he was capable working them, or both. I fully believe Jesus cared about people. But if he only cared about people he could have worked miracles secretly and/or from a distance. He didn't have to let on that he was involved at all. But he worked miracles in a way that there was no doubt that he was the one doing them. He clearly wanted to express and testify of both his care and his power. Jesus didn't have to work miracles at all. He could have just preached the kingdom and let his character do all the testifying for him. But it strongly appears God felt there needed to be an unavoidable testimony that he was more than just a man. Thus the miracles. So they most likely were performed not just to show care, but to testify of who Jesus was.