Dear Father,

I love the Scripture that says, "And Jesus did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief." Although a few groups, such as the Unitarians, have questioned His divinity using this passage, arguing that if Jesus could not perform many miracles in certain places, then He must have been limited in a way that God is not. I believe this interpretation only proves they have missed the message this Scripture communicates.

In several other passages throughout Scripture, before healing a person, Jesus asks, "Do you believe?" In others, He heals them by saying, "Go; your faith has made you whole." Through this, He communicated the pattern by which supernatural occurrences on earth often manifest alongside the will and belief of man. The original translation communicates nothing about His inability, but rather His restraint. He did not perform many mighty works, not because He was unable to, but because of their unbelief.

This gives an answer to a question I have often asked: Why are the great supernatural occurrences recorded in Scripture not as prevalent today? I have also come across people who ask, "If God can do this, why would He not?" While on earth, Jesus was not trying to prove His divinity at all costs through the manifestation of miracles, and You surely are not doing so now. The pattern seems to be not so much that You produce signs to make us believe, but rather that our belief becomes the very atmosphere in which miracles are received.

Seeing that our experiences of Your supernatural backing are often a reflection of our faith, how great, then, is our belief?

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Dear Father, I love the Scripture that says, "And Jesus did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief." Although a few groups, such as the Unitarians, have questioned His divinity using this passage, arguing that if Jesus could not perform many miracles in certain places, then He must have been limited in a way that God is not. I believe this interpretation only proves they have missed the message this Scripture communicates. In several other passages throughout Scripture, before healing a person, Jesus asks, "Do you believe?" In others, He heals them by saying, "Go; your faith has made you whole." Through this, He communicated the pattern by which supernatural occurrences on earth often manifest alongside the will and belief of man. The original translation communicates nothing about His inability, but rather His restraint. He did not perform many mighty works, not because He was unable to, but because of their unbelief. This gives an answer to a question I have often asked: Why are the great supernatural occurrences recorded in Scripture not as prevalent today? I have also come across people who ask, "If God can do this, why would He not?" While on earth, Jesus was not trying to prove His divinity at all costs through the manifestation of miracles, and You surely are not doing so now. The pattern seems to be not so much that You produce signs to make us believe, but rather that our belief becomes the very atmosphere in which miracles are received. Seeing that our experiences of Your supernatural backing are often a reflection of our faith, how great, then, is our belief? Translations; Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu #LettertoGod #faith #miracles #belief #biblemisconceptions
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