The people of that time would have been just as convinced that Jesus got His powers from Satan or other dark forces.
see related questions; * http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_miracle * Why does the church today have a difficult time accepting miracles such as the presence of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
No, you do not have to believe in miracles to believe in God. Some of America's Founding Fathers were deists. Deists believe that the creator God, having created the world, takes no further interest in his creation and performs no miracles. Of course, the fact that miracles do not really happen is more naturally aligned with a belief that there is no God at all.
Some take them literally; some take them symbolically.
Jewish history is filled with stories about miracles. Some Jews believe in miracles, some believe they are allegorical. But there is no single Jewish miracle, other than the fact that all human beings have a chance at life.
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Yes, miracles can happen to me, and you. It depends on your faith. Some people believe miracles are only part of Christian religion, but others believe as long as you keep the faith, you can have a miracle.
Yes . They believe in miracles. They are believed to be extra ordinary things that are done by God through His chosen people. Some times they seem to be against the laws of physics, but God can do whatever He wishes. Like Moses making way in water with his stick. It was a miracle from God through Moses.
There are a wide variety of beliefs in miracles throughout the Christian community. Many Christians believe that God worked miracles in ancient times directly or through the prophets, as reported in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament,) as well as the miracles performed by Christs, Apostles and early disciples, recorded in the Christian Scriptures. Some churches teach that the Age of Miracles ended when the Bible came into use in the community of believers, and that there are no valid miracles occurring today. Other Christians believe and expect miracles to happen today, and are ready to "testify" to their experience of God's direct and miraculous intervention in their lives. Still other Christians are skeptical about all miracle stories, ancient and modern. They may be faithful believers, but find no need to believe in the supernatural in order to be followers of Jesus Christ.
Many people will actually see miracles as more of a hindrance than a help for the case for the existence of God, and therefore a lot of believers will actually not believe in miracles. This is because if God is capable of performing miracles, some of these are seen as mundane compared to the good that could be performed with such a power. For example, questions such as why God showed a vision of the Virgin Mary but didn't stop the holocaust can be raised. Therefore, it's actually often more advantageous to disbelieve miracles if you want to argue for the existence of God.
Orthodox and Conservative Jews believe the miracles reported in the Hebrew Bible occurred. In some cases, the interpretation may not be taken literally. Many Jews believe that the 7-day week in Genesis 1, for example, is a metaphor and that the days represent eras. This belief in a non-literal interpretation is backed up by the Talmud. Non-Orthodox Jews will vary in how much or how literally they believe in the miracles of the Hebrew Bible. However, please note that the Jewish Bible is the Tanach. Although the Christian Old Testament was based on the Tanach, the OT was altered to support the teachings of Christianity.
Most Christians believe: yes he did, just as recorded in the gospels. Some, such as the Jesus Seminar, say that not all the events described in the gospels really happened, but Jesus may have performed some miracles in Palestine. Finally, others point out that there are credible reasons for rejecting the historicity of each miracle in the New Testament. On this last view, Jesus did not perform any miracles.
Many denominations that adhere to a more liberal or rationalist theological perspective, such as certain branches of Unitarian Universalism, some forms of modernist Christianity, and certain secular humanist groups, may not believe in miracles as traditionally defined. Additionally, some denominations within the broader Christian tradition, like certain Quaker meetings, may emphasize personal experience and ethical living over supernatural events. These groups often view miracles as symbolic rather than literal occurrences.