When I did not believe, miracles would have done nothing to change my mind. I could have said it was a coincidence or there must be an explanation, but I just have not found it yet. I can not provide you with a miracle so I will be very unhelpful in this area.
Luke 16:31
‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.’ ”
AND Jesus rose the dead back to life, and yet, some people did not believe. some people are just that stubborn.. just that faithless and foolish. whats a miracle to a non-believer? beside a coincidence or something that just hasnt yet been "explained" with some scientific theory.
i been doing this for 3 years. ive spoken with a LOT of atheists and theres times where i feel i am just completely wasting my time because they are so stuck in their ignorance and stuck in their own understanding, but as a Christian, a disciple of Christ, its our duty to:
Mark 16:15
Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
why so?
Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
as christians, we are suppose to do the Lords will, and that means do what he did and would do. when He walked the earth, His last 3 years He was on ministry missions, constantly traveling, preaching, teaching, healing, performing miracles, all of this is 1 beautiful elaborated plan. and there were people who were alive to SEE HIM DO THESE MIRACLES WHO DIDNT EVEN BELIEVE!! how easy is it for somebody TODAY, in a world so far from God to not believe?
anyway, as a christian, we have to do the Lords will. and thats use the scripture to teach and preach, to bring people to the Lord. you get some christians who say they just keep to their self, but thats not doing His will, like He wants you to do, what we are suppose to do.
John 8:31
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
and i say AMEN to that. the truth has indeed set me free. i use to be chained and enslaved to sin, but the Good Lord broke those chains and set me free. now my spirit is no longer enslaved to pain. instead, i have His life that He promised us.
Ive had so many mountains in my way in life, but just like the Lord told me, all i need is a mustard seed of faith, and i will be able to tell a mountain to move from here to there in His name and it will, and His once again, His word is proven true. ive had many mountains in front of me, that would be in my way, controlling my life. these mountains that He speaks of are problems. could be addictions, emotional problems, etc. things that overcome your life, problems that are so big, that looking at them, you say, "there is no way i can overcome this problem. its too much", these mountains, you become enslaved to. but the Lord has turned my mountains into little piles of dust that can be easily swept in a dust pan.
im good. im at peace. do i still have my spiritual battles? of course. every day we have battles we fight. but am i enslaved? do i have any mountains in my way? no. im at spiritual peace. im happy. still ironing out kinks, but thats a lifetime process. so while all you are talking about me, yall fail to realize it really dont matter because i got what you want, but cant find because you wont accept Jesus.
i have no idea how i use to do it without Jesus when i did.. when He dragged me out of sin and tasted His water, there was no way i was looking back, i had no idea how i even maintained without Him. He is that good.
atheists have voids that they are constantly trying to fill. but they look for worldly fillers. but those worldly fillers will never satisfy them, they will continue searching the world for those substitutions for temporary happiness, then its back to misery and void til the next fix.
John 4:13-14
Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again (pleasures of the world). But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again — ever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up within him for eternal life.”
amen. i am living proof the Lord is real.