Why would not my posts be convincing. I did not make a case from Bazooka Joe's bubble gum comics, but from the Scriptures of God. What I have said thus far is true. Miracles and sign are testimonies to the eyes. The scriptures says that we live by faith, not by sight. If you need a miracle you can see in order to believe, then you are not living by faith, according to logical reasoning.
2 Corinthians 5:7
(For we walk
by faith, not by sight
But, when this was written, the Jews required a sign and this is the reason signs were given to them They are confirming miracles to give credence to the words these apostles spake to Israel. Look.
1 Cor 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
The following is not directed at gentiles and these men did not preach to any gentiles until 10 years after this was spoken by our Lord.
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
20 And
they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
You will need to define "creature" in this context.
Now, watch this as it is spoken to "Hebrews." That is another word for Jews.
Heb 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
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God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
If a miracle or sign is performed in the scriptures a member of Israel is present. You remember in John 6 Jesus fed the 5000 to set up the meeting with the Jews. They could not deny the miracle. The miracle authenticated the words and person of the Lord Jesus.
30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:
31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
32 And
Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, an
d confirmed them.
Prophets? How do you think they confirmed the words?
As long as Israel had a national identity, they were given confirming signs. After they lost national identity, God considered them as gentiles because they were under the government of gentiles.
John 3:1
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi,
we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.