Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A Jesus Question
So I've always held the notion that it is only fair for God to experience humanity. That is, if he expects us to be "good," he ought to come down here and give it a whirl himself, just to know what he's truly asking. However, if Jesus was that divine manifestation, then it wasn't exactly fair since he could do all the miracles he wanted. One could counter that he did them not for himself, but for others out of compassion and sympathy. OK, so if that's the case, then why isn't it happening now? Surely our God still feels compassion and sympathy, right? So why did he perform miracles then and not now, or before he came?
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Not to get into a huge debate here or anything, but I think for this argument to work completely, you'll need to define "miracle" Depending on your definition, I think you could say that God performed miracles both before and after Jesus walked this earth. The form and function has certainly changed, no denying that. I would say that that only making Adam & Eve leave the Garden (and other rather minor consequences) rather than striking them dead on the spot, was a pretty big miracle. And you only have to look at your nephew to know that God still performs miracles today. Yes, we usually have to wait longer to see a miracle performed than when Jesus performed a miracle, and we don't usually see it performed right before our eyes like a magic trick, but I think they still happen all the time. As another note, I think our modern world keeps us from recognizing the miracles as often. As an example, we rely so much on modern medicine and doctors that we sometimes forget how God is the ultimate Physician. I know throughout our cancer journey that the dichotomy of relying on and giving God the glory for my prognosis and also seeking the medical care He has made available to us is constantly a struggle. It is sometimes easy to hold on too tightly to what the doctors say rather than remembering that God is really in control and providing this miracle, no matter what my doctors do and say.
Ugh, way too many rambling thoughts there. Bottom line, it all depends on your definition!
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