Jesus as a Worker of Wonders in Ages of Skepticism

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Welcome to these 10 lessons on the “Miracles of Jesus” as given to us in the Gospels.
In this first lesson, we want to develop the theme, “Jesus as a Worker of Wonders in Ages of Skepticism.” In other words, we probably have to deal with the apologetic issue right up front. Can we know that these miracles actually happened?
Well, listen to what the Gospels claim about Jesus’ miracles:
God has come to you.”
Lk. 23:8, “When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased…he hoped to see him perform some miracles.”
Jn. 3:2, “For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
Jn. 7:31, “When the Christ comes, will he do more miraculous signs than this man?”
Jn. 10:25, “The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for me.”
Ac. 2:22, “Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs…”
Ac. 10:38, “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil.”
So let the record show, as far as the testimony of the earliest disciples was concerned, “Jesus Christ was no mere slight-of-hand magician. He was, in the truest sense, a worker of wonders.”
Therefore we could probably say at least three things:
So can believe this testimony? Did the Gospel writers get this right? Or were they biased due to their belief in Jesus? Can someone who is inclined toward a perspective write accurate history?
There are lots of questions—not the least of which are the following:
There are certainly more specific questions than even these to ask. So I would like to ask three, what I call fundamental questions. These are more primal in nature. They are:
Think about the ages in Western Christian Civilization and miracles:
The apologetic issue is really beyond the emphases of these lessons. But it never goes away. So, don’t be surprised if you have to do some apologetic spadework when studying or teaching the miracles of Jesus.
Maybe a few tools will help:
Make no mistake: The Gospels affirm that Jesus Christ was a working of wonders.
Next, we will turn our attention to Jesus’ love/hate relationship with miracles and the clusters of miracles we find in the Bible.