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Locality: Albany, Western Australia

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Address: Post Office Box 1540 6331 Albany, WA, Australia

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24.01.2022 INTRODUCTION TO MIRACLES (Dr. Roger E Dickson) CONFIRMING MIRACLES... One of the most controversial areas of belief in the religious world today is the subject of miracles. This proof, or evidence of Christianity, is usually denied by most scientists; it is even denied by many religious people. It is quite interesting that many who profess faith in Jesus, and base their faith upon the existence of God, actually deny the historical fact of miracles. Since the scientist studies in the field of natural law, he presupposes that the ordinary occurrence of natural laws rules out the historical fact of miracles. He says that miracles could not have happened in a world that is governed by natural laws. However, much of this objection is only metaphysical wanderings that are based on theory and not facts. Technically speaking, anything as miracles that happened in the past is outside the scientific method of study. Since the scientist can work only in the present, he cannot deny that which is outside the present occurrence of natural laws. On the other hand, if there are those who claim that miracles occur today as they did in the first century, then the scientist can step in and deny such in reference to the scientific method of study. And this we would challenge the scientist to do in reference to the so-called miracle workers of the man-made religions that prevail today. Much of the controversy over miracles is the result of a misunderstanding of what a confirming miracle. Many have gone to the extreme today by labelling every unexplainable phenomenon a miracle. On the other hand, many have called valid miracles that are recorded in the Bible only natural happenings. What are miracles as defined by their occurrence in God’s Word? Did miracles actually occur? Do we have miracles today? These are questions that must be answered. Much of the confusion over miracles has been caused by religionists today who are claiming to work miracles as those miracles that we read about in the word of God. Psychosomatic healings in the religious world are used to define the miracles of the Bible. As a result, the miracles of the Bible have been relegated to a process of mind over matter. The scientist can explain the psychosomatic occurrence today of what the religionist claims to be a miracle. He sees the power of mind over matter, and thus, defines the miracles of the Bible to be no more than what fake miracle workers are doing today. The supposedly miracle-working religionist, views the miracles of the Bible through their own psychosomatic experiences that are common in the religious world today. As a result, instead of the modern-day miracle worker upholding the Bible as the word of God, he is actually aiding the world of unbelief concerning the very source from which he receives his faith. Instead of upholding the Bible as a valid record of miracles that occurred centuries ago by the power of God, he is causing those who are directed by the scientific method of investigation to question the very foundation upon which we stand. Therefore, amidst this confusion, it is necessary that we examine again this controversial subject in view of the verifying fact that miracles as recorded in the Bible actually occurred. Unfortunately, we must make distinction between the common use of the word miracle as it is misused today, and the miracles that are recorded in the Bible to validate God’s messengers and their word. The word miracle is so misused today that it has lost its biblical meaning in the religious world. People are supposedly raised from the dead today. In the Bible, broken bones were healed, and sight was restored to the blind. These were confirming miracles that are recorded in the Bible. However, such does not occur today, which truth will be substantiated in the following discussions. It would be good, therefore, to remind ourselves of a very important statement by the Holy Spirit. There were among those of the first century who did not receive the love of the truth so that they might be saved (2 Thessalonians 2:10). The same people exist today in the religious world. We must not be fooled by thinking that this is not true. These are those who make themselves known in the religious world according to the working of Satan with all deceiving power and signs and wonders (2 Thessalonians 2:9). And because they do not love the truth of the gospel, God sends them strong delusions so that they should believe a lie (2 Thessalonians 2:11). As we study through this subject, we must never forget this. There are those today who are working strong delusions in order to convince people that they are working true miracles. We must, therefore, test these self-proclaimed miracle workers with the definition of true confirming miracles that we discover in the Bible. One of the glaring revelations that the miracle workers today are false is in reference to the Covid-19 pandemic. Where are all the self-proclaimed miracle workers in our time of need? Why are they not down at the local hospitals, healing those who are stricken with Covid-19? Why are they all wearing masks and socially distancing themselves from those who are inflicted with Covid-19? The fact that the modern-day miracle workers are not at the hospitals, but locked down in their own houses, is evidence that every one of these self-proclaimed miracle workers is a fraud.

24.01.2022 "I want to encourage you to know we'll get through this, but it is the 'through' that makes us better." - Gloria Gaither

14.01.2022 Friends, with all the strife, riots, racial discrimination, police brutality, COVID-19, and uncertainty that is presently taking place in America, there are sti...ll many millions of American people who faithfully place their trust in God, and who are willing to proclaim their faith to the world. This is also true of many here in Australia! May we who profess to follow Jesus, never be ashamed to declare our trust in God to see us through all the difficulties and uncertainties we are presently facing (ISAIAH 40:27-31).). https://www.facebook.com/messenger_media/ PSALM 1:3

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