Peut-on encore croire les miracles de l'Ancien Testament?

Miracles!

Why do some preachers downplay or even deny the miracles of the Old Testament? Because they don't experience the miracles of the New Testament. If God acts now, it's because He acted long ago. But if nothing happens today, what is said about the past becomes open to dispute. Those who say that the time of miracles is past are seriously damaging the Christian faith. Instead of being bothered by the miracle stories in the Bible, we should be bothered by the fact that we ourselves do not manifest God's miracles.

The very existence of God presupposes the reality of miracles. Yet many preachers tell the faithful that it is not necessary to believe that the Red Sea parted, that manna came down from heaven, and so on. If the Bible has lied to us about this, the question arises as to what other lies it tells us. In truth, all this fuss is pointless. A Creator God is capable, and it would be surprising if He did not, of intervening in His creation to accomplish His purposes, provide relief, right wrongs, and so on.

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Miracles and the Gideon Factor

When people experience challenges in life without ever seeing anything that could be even vaguely attributed to divine intervention, they begin to question themselves.

Is God really there?
Can He see?
Is He good?
And if He really is able to see, is it too much to ask of Him to intervene and do something, whatever it may be?

Some might even accept that what they are experiencing is the cross they must bear, if only they have seen God working powerfully in the lives of others.

However, if there is no evidence, no indication, or sign that God responds to anyone or intervenes anywhere, their faith is shaken. They are easily deceived by those who reject a literal approach to the Bible, who believe that these events never happened. There is a huge gap between the 'interventionism' they see in the pages of the Bible and its 'absence' in their experience.

This is the Gideon factor. Gideon and his people were oppressed and mistreated. Yet they had heard breathtaking accounts of divine intervention in their people's history. These are the same stories that some preachers deny are true. He wanted to understand what was going on—after all, their ancestors had boasted about God's actions. He was willing to take on the challenge God then threw at him. And because he acted, he, too, fully experienced divine intervention. From coward, he became a warrior.

Our situation today is hardly better than that of Gideon and his people. The Church and the world are in a pitiful state. The world wonders where our God is, and so do we, sometimes. Thus, through cowardice and disbelief, some people relativize miracles. The New Testament is less 'troublesome,' generally speaking. And Jesus is certainly commendable. The problem is that Jesus also performed and spoke of miracles.

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Jesus and miracles

Some argue that Jesus performed the miracles recorded in the New Testament only to confirm his identity, so miracles would no longer be necessary. This argument is flawed. Jesus' identity needs to be validated more than ever before. Certainly, a human being claiming divinity and the status of Messiah is rare, and He needed to prove He wasn't a madman. However, the people of His time had direct access to Him, could hear Him, see His works, and they marveled at Him, declaring, 'He does all things well.'
This is far from the case today. Knowledge of Him is limited, biased, and confused. I once heard a well-known atheist, followed by many, declare during a debate that if he saw a real miracle, he could believe in Jesus. I don't give this statement the slightest credence because when a person has too much to lose, they often lack the courage to turn their back on their reputation and give themselves to Christ, regardless of what they may have seen. What is true, however, is that human beings need a God greater than themselves.

Miracles and Divine Superiority

Humans need to confront the superiority of God. Modern man is self-absorbed, self-exalting, and self-congratulatory. He believes he has outgrown the need for a deity, at least one that demands submission and obedience; he will gladly accept a deity that makes him happy without demanding anything from him.

It is incumbent upon the Church, as she preaches a mighty and superior God, to give expression to that power, to cooperate with Him so that He may manifest Himself to our generation in such a way that they will tremble before Him and believe in Him. It is this power that changes the hearts of men and causes them to accept what they previously considered impossible.

Let us focus on delving deeper into God and manifesting His power, rather than trying to downplay past demonstrations of His power. Non-Christians may denounce miracles, but they are not unhappy to receive them when offered. Let us offer them to them.

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