God is in control of his own creation, and should he so choose, he could suspend nature's laws for the implementation of his plan. He certainly has done so at different times in the course of world history. In the Old Testament era God parted the Red Sea and fed Israel with manna for forty years. In the New Testament age, the miracles of Jesus and his apostles were prominent features in first-century Mediterranean society. Nothing in today's world is analogous to the supernatural events that adorn the pages of the New Testament.
True miracles are self-verifying events.
The means for the reception of supernatural powers, at least as depicted in the New Testament, are unavailable in this age. To fail to draw the sharp line between these two sets of circumstances, is to do a grave injustice to those we are attempting to influence with the gospel. For more information, see our essay Miracles , in our Archives . Comment on this article. For our article usage policy, please see this Copyright Notice .