God intervening in the world through: miracles, Jesus and the Holy Spirit

Question 1

What are miracles?

Answer 1

Miracles are ‘those things done by divine power apart from the order usually followed in things’ (Thomas Aquinas)
This may include:

• those things that God does that nature cannot do, e.g. God stopping the sun in the sky
• those things that God does that nature could do, but not in the same order, e.g. someone recovering from a terminal illness
• those things done by God that nature could do, but God does without the forces of nature, e.g. someone quickly recovers from an illness after prayer.

Question 2

What miracles did Jesus preform?

Answer 2

Jesus performed miracles of different types:

• healing miracles
• exorcisms
• raising people from the dead

Question 3

What was the first miracle of the Holy Spirit?

Answer 3

The first miracle of the Holy Spirit was Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the power of the Holy Spirit and began to speak in tongues.

Question 4

Key Text

Answer 4

Acts 1:1-11
- Jesus’ ascension into heaven

Act 2:2-11
-the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost