First of all, for those who believe miracles ceased at the Early Church I ask this question, "Why did Paul speak of miracles that took place at the Galatian Church?" This was 70 years after the death of Christ at Calvary. The reason, "Christ still worked miracles from the Throneroom 70 years after His death and resurrection". As a matter of fact, "Christ still works miracles today" from the Throneroom where He's exalted.
Gal 3:5...He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and "worketh miracles among you", doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Second of all, Paul speaks of how the Spirit of God "ministers" to the heart of man...NOT by the works of the Law but by the "hearing of faith". The Spirit of God is behind the preacher of the Gospel. When a "sent man" preaches Christ from the Gospel, the Spirit of God "works". The Spirit of God ministers! The Spirit of God works miracles! Note how it said a preacher must be sent!
Rom 10:14-17...How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without preacher? "And how shall they preach, except they be sent?" as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
The faith that changes the heart of man is a faith subject to a living Christ. Faith allows the Spirit of God to work and to minister within the human soul. The hearing of faith is the Gospel message that affects the negative side of man. The hearing of faith is a message about Christ that brings Salvation and brokenness to rebel against God. The hearing of faith gets man away from himself and takes him to Christ whose alive with all power in Heaven and on Earth.
Who is "He" that ministereth the Spirit? It's the Spirit of God behind the preacher who is sent by God! Who is "He" that worketh miracles among us? It's the living active power of God that comes through the Christ this writer magnifies at this Blog.
I think back to little "Christen"(my three year old grandson) born premature and without hearing (as the doctors said). According to the faith and the Christ I write about on this Blog those tiny little eardrums were "healed". A miracle was wrought by the Christ I serve. Little Christen is the miracle and living testimony that miracles didn't cease at the Early Church!
John 21:25... And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written
Gal 3:5...He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and "worketh miracles among you", doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Miracles do not come by the "works of the law" they come from the Christ I preach! Miracles come through the "hearing of faith"...because faith is placed in the person of Christ! Blessed be His holy name forever! Blessed be His holy name forever! He's alive! He heals! He saves! He worketh miracles among us!
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