Q: Some Mention Miracles For Everything, Some Mention Them Very Little; What Is Your Theological View?
Q: Dr. Mike, people mention miracles for everything, and there are those respected Christian leaders that say very little about them: What is your theological view?
A: [Now] that is a really good question: I honestly believe that we don’t hear noted theologians talk much about miracles in operation (today) is because people are drawn to the spectacular, instead of supernatural meaning, the popular definition of a miracle differs 100 percent in our culture, from the Holy Spirit definition of a miracle. For example, the birth of a child is a supernatural miracle—because only God can grant life. Or a person pronounced dead on the operating table, and the time of death is recorded and the body sent to the morgue, later taken to the funeral home, and the next day, the mortician starts the embalming process, and they gasp for breath and wakes up. Do I acknowledge this as a supernatural miracle that God performed? YES! However, if you’re making reference to some of the jargoning that we hear every day from radio and TV evangelist about sending them money and within seven days, you will receive a “miracle” of finances, or send me $100 seed offering, and I will send you this small vial of water from the Jordan River and within three days, expect a “miracle” to come to your house. NO! Today, supernatural miracles aren’t as common as they were in biblical days, mainly because sacred scripture weren’t written in terms of us having the whole 66 books of the Bible, therefore, miracles were more common in the Old Testament and early church history to validate the revelation being revealed as DIVINE; that was spoken by God.