Chapter 11 Flashcards
In miracles, whose presence is seen in our world even more dramatically?
God
Phenomenon that seems to have no natural cause and can be explained only as a direct intervention of God
Miracle
The gospels contain many examples of miracles performed by Jesus as signs of God’s what and what? For the people
Love
Concern
The synoptic gospels call miracles what, but John’s gospel calls them what?
Acts of power
Signs
Miracles were one way that Jesus taught truths about what three things?
Himself
The kingdom
Its members
Jesus’s miracles reveal that he is the what?
Holy One
The miracles show Him to be Lord over what five things?
Nature, sin, sickness, Satan, death
Pain, weakness, suffering, and death are the results of what?
Original Sin
Except which two people, each person throughout history bears original sins weight and suffers its effects
Jesus
Mary
When Jesus healed on the sabbath and touched unclean people, He showed that God’s law of what surpasses all what?
Love
Human laws
Where there was no faith comma, He worked what miracles?
No!
Many people became what of Jesus because they saw His what?
Disciples
Miracles
What was the first miracle Jesus worked?
Wine overflowing
Sympathy for people who are suffering and a desire to reduce or relieve their pain - even to suffer in their place.
Compassion
We can work “miracles” of kindness.
Our miracles will not be as spectacular as Jesus’s
However, with the help of His grace, we can perform miracles of love such as what six actions?
- Healing someone with kind words
- Encouraging sinners by showing them forgiveness
- Going out of our way to help someone
- Doing a hidden act that brightens someone’s day
- Helping a friend overcome temptation and make the right decisions
- Bringing an outsider into the circle of friendship
