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What evidence do some people use to prove the Bible can't be trusted and there is no God? A claim I often hear is that the miracles in the Bible are obviously impossible, and that means the Bible is a fairy tale. But, in the Bible's case there were eye-witnesses. Thousands of eyewitnesses who were still living when the Bible was written. Fairy tales don't have eyewitnesses to the events they describe... the Bible does.
These are some of Jesus' miracles recorded in scripture. Although many are described in more than one location, only one scripture reference is provided for each. Jesus did not do His miracles in private. They were public and people saw them close up, and "live and in person."
Jesus Turns Water into Wine - witnesses - John 2:1-11
Jesus Heals an Official’s Son - witnesses - John 4:43-54
Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother-in-Law - witnesses - Mark 1:29-31
Jesus Heals Many Sick - many witnesses - Mark 1:32-34
Jesus Cleanses a Man With Leprosy - many witnesses - Matthew 8:1-4
Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant - witnesses - Luke 7:1-10
Jesus Heals a Paralytic - witnesses - Matthew 9:1-8
Jesus Heals a Man’s Withered Hand - witnesses - Matthew 12:9-14
Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son from the dead - witnesses - Luke 7:11-17
Jesus Calms a Storm - disciples only - Mark 4:35-41
Jesus Heals a Woman in the Crowd - many witnesses - Matthew 9:20-22
Jesus Feeds 5,000 - many witnesses - John 6:1-15
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind - witnesses - John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman - witnesses - John 13:10-17
Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead - many witnesses - John 11:1-45
The Jewish leadership wanted Christianity stomped out -- literally. Anyone who could show Jesus had not done any of these miracles, and thus show that the writers of scripture lied, would have been handsomely rewarded. But even the Jewish leaders could not deny that Jesus' miracles were real. They, themselves were eyewitnesses. There are no witnesses to what a fairy tale describes. There were thousands of witnesses to the miracles Jesus (God) did as well as to the miracles of the apostles. The Bible is an authentic and true historical record.
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The Bible Is Not Consistent With Nature (Science Pastor Article)
You will exist forever. The question is, where? Disobeying God is the road to death, and we have all disobeyed God:
For all have sinned [disobeyed God] and fall short of the glory of God. - Romans 3:23
The consequence of sin is death. You will exist experiencing death forever.
For the wages of sin is death... - Romans 6:23a
But there is GOOD News! You can have life!
...but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23b
God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8
Instead of our experiencing death forever, Christ died in our place. Repent (turn away from disobeying God), believe this, trusting that Jesus truly did die in your place.
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. - Romans 5:1