Hi George,
When John the Baptist sent an inquiry to Jesus asking if He were "the one"
Jesus' response was to
site his miracles. That is, Jesus used His miracles to authenticate His
ministry. An emphasis on
miracles may detract from the message of the gospel, but so does a denial.
Bob Miller
----- Original Message -----
From: "george murphy" <gmurphy@raex.com>
To: "Vandergraaf, Chuck" <vandergraaft@aecl.ca>
Cc: "'Lucy Masters'" <masters@cox-internet.com>; <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Griffin #2]]
> "Vandergraaf, Chuck" wrote:
> ...................................
>
> > If Jesus were to walk among us today, how would he reveal his glory to
us?
> > Maybe not by turning water into wine, but possibly by doing something
that
> > we would clearly recognize as something out of the ordinary.
>
> There are a number of signs in the 4th gospel, but the "hour" of
Jesus'
> glorification is clear: The cross. Any attempt to find glory other than
> through the cross is the work of one who "does not deserve to be called a
> theologian" (Luther). & that provides a partial answer to Bill P's query,
> "What's wrong with miracles?" in a parallel post. An emphasis on miracles
is
> often - though not always - associated with false theologies of glory.
>
> Shalom,
>
George
>
> George L. Murphy
> http://web.raex.com./~gmurphy/
> "The Science-Theology Dialogue"
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