What would be considered a miracle and a supernatural occurence by today’s understanding of the laws of nature would not have the same impact now as it did in biblical times etc. A miracle now if witnessed would have drastically greater emphasis placed on it as evidence of a higher being but in biblical times there was no knowledge of the universal laws of nature and many events have had divine or supernatural explanations given to them eg an earthquake although entirely within laws of nature. Therefore one coul argue that the consciousness of biblical times allowed for ‘God’ to intervene in the world with miracles reasonably without drastically altering the consciousness of the community which is not the case today which may explain why theoretically miracles were more numerous and obvious they are now in the present day.
Spot on
Hi Danchoo,
If your post-title is anything to go by, then the significance of miracles is that their occurrence either establishes, or contributes towards establishing God’s existence; but not just that: also His positive interaction with the world. There’re other posts on this theme with many excellent minds having a say. I guess there’s a chance of repetition between these threads, so it might be wise to check 'em out.
In the meantime, how magnanimous should a miracle be? Should it be, for instance, the human-unassisted rescue of every US bank to keep the poor, unfortunate people among us in a home, or the sight and scent of a rose in bloom?
Or the very first smile of your baby? Or of its first suckle from the breast?
Think: everyday, we squat a fly. Yet, if a great scientist at Harvard or Cambridge (England) made a fly from scratch in the lab, just imagine the fame that would come of it; how that creature would be photographed, nurtured, protected and wondered at!
But hey, God turns out these things every second.
So, what’s a miracle?
Best wishes,
R