miracles
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- miracles. See also Jesus: miracles and healings
- believed commonplace in times of Jesus (121:7.12) (136:6.6-8) (136:8.1) (137:6.5) (145:2.17)
- believed performed by recognized gods, not by magic (90:2.3)
- defined as
- abridgments of time (136:5.4-6)
- done in response to living faith (148:2.2) (150:9.2) (158:5.2)
- impossible except in accordance with Father’s will (158:6.4)
- operation of laws beyond our understanding (120:4.5)
- incarnations of Paradise Sons are (120:4.5)
- Jesus was only founder of religion who performed (149:2.7)
- limitations
- call forth only outward allegiance (136:8.2) (137:4.16)
- do nothing to reveal Father (152:5.4) (152:6.5)
- if Moses not listened to, even rising from dead would not persuade unbelievers (169:3.2)
- kingdom cannot be built upon m. (138:8.8) (145:3.7) (145:5.4) (152:5.4) (166:0.1)
- no so-called m. prove reality of God (102:1.5)
- resurrection of Lazarus only hardened disbelievers’ hearts (168:2.10) (168:3.1)
- men enshroud human leaders with supernatural origins, miraculous careers (92:5.5) (126:1.5) (157:1.4)
- modern men believe in m. like primitives did in magic (88:2.2)
- night will come when it will be impossible to do m. (164:3.7)
- our ignorance of higher laws makes natural laws appear to have been suspended (3:2.7)
- place in evolution of religious observances (90:0.1)
- primitive belief in natural wonders, impersonal mana (103:3.2)
- quest for m. harks back to magic (102:8.7)
- refrain from teaching the sick to expect (163:4.3)
Cross-references
- See also Jesus: miracles and healings
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