What is meant by the term miracle?

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RS GCSE Coursework –OCR   Christianity through a study of the writings of Luke

Miracles

What is meant by the term miracle?

                                              ‘Miracle- wonder, marvel, phenomenon, prodigy’                

                                (CollinsGem Thesaurus New Edition)

‘Wonderful, good, something that happens believes to have supernatural or divine cause.’

                                                                (Oxford School Dictionary)

             ‘Out of the ordinary appears to be impossible.’

                                (Nick Lowry)

                                                                   ‘Something people want but don’t always happen.’

                                                                (Alex Kirk)

                    ‘Something strange which is not supposed to happen.’

                                                         (Patrick Brown)

                      ‘An act of God.’

                        (Matthew Lowrie)

                                                                                    ‘Faith in action.’

                                                                        (Alex Kirk)

                           ‘Supernatural event.’

                                      (Sam Lovell)

‘A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined.’

                                                (David Hume)

To me, a miracle is an act of God. The act could happen to anyone and is unusually helpful, superficial and supernatural. Most of the time the receiver realizes that a miracle has occurred and is very thankful.

I believe miracle to be a divine occurrence. For some people a very short or long time may required. There are many kinds of miracles, depending on one’s needs, desire or expectation.

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E.g.    

  1. Being cured from cancer, regaining sight or good health;
  2. Winning the lottery.

A miracle may mean differently to people. It is not a matter of disagreement but of belief. From the above comments, it is clear that many people have their views about miracle. Whatever one’s belief, the overriding belief is that ‘with God all things are possible’. However one interprets it becomes either semantic or dialectical.

Jesus is the ‘Word’ and how powerful are his words.

Describe how Jesus was presented as a worker of miracles, giving ...

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