So I conclude that while God at times does spectacular miracles to authenticate His word, we are not living at a time where miracles are as commonplace as they were in the days of the early church. 5:23). 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will alove him, and we will come unto him, and make our babode with him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? 27 aPeace I leave with you, my bpeace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. TG God, Love of; God, the Standard of Righteousness; Love. Maybe the sickness is to teach the person the brevity of life so that he will live in light of eternity. What does God want to do in this person’s heart? With that, I turn to the subject of prayer: John 14:13-14: “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 3:20).

Acts 19:11-12 reports, “God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.” But later in his ministry, Paul advises Timothy to drink a little wine for his frequent stomach problems, but not to claim healing by faith (1 Tim. 4:20), “Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.” Why didn’t Paul heal him if he was still doing the miraculous works of Jesus? 13 And whatsoever ye shall aask in my bname, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. In John 17:4, Jesus sums up His ministry when He prays, “I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.” So if we are doing the works that Jesus did, and even greater works, it would seem that we should be doing miracles, living in complete dependence on the Father, obeying Him in all things, demonstrating the Father’s love and mercy, and confronting the religious errors of our day. D. A. Carson (, [Eerdmans/Apollos], p. 496) argues that the greater works are those done on the basis of Jesus’ death, resurrection, and exaltation. We should never doubt that if it is God’s will, He can miraculously heal or do other miracles through His people. I might add that there have been and continue to be times and places where God’s Spirit works in unusual ways to bring thousands of people to Christ in a relatively short period of time.

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. I would have prayed that Peter be spared from denying Jesus, but Jesus didn’t pray that.

10 Believest thou not that I am in the aFather, and the Father in me? Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. The greater works point to the power of the gospel to transform lives as it spread through the apostolic witness. TG Commandments of God; Commitment; Good Works. John 14:12: “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.” Note that Jesus is the head of His body, the church. 10:1; cf. I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.” So if we are doing the works that Jesus did, and even greater works, it would seem that we should be doing miracles, living in complete dependence on the Father, obeying Him in all things, demonstrating the Father’s love and mercy, and confronting the religious errors of our day. The Nutcracker, Op. (We will encounter similar verses in John 15:7, 15:16, and 16:23-24; also, see 1 John 5:14-15 and Matt. 29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might abelieve.

In his final letter, Paul reports (2 Tim. He was killed in an accident after he dropped you off.
2:4), but He has not decreed the salvation of all (Acts 13:48; Rom. God desires that all people would repent of their sins and be saved (Ezek. Even Jesus in the Garden prayed, if it was the Father’s will, to be delivered from the cross (Matt. Acts 19:11-12 reports, “God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.” But later in his ministry, Paul advises Timothy to drink a little wine for his frequent stomach problems, but not to claim healing by faith (1 Tim. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 12:7-10). 20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. What, then, are the greater works that Jesus’ followers are to perform? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I … The Book of Acts tells how the message kept spreading, first around, , and eventually to the Gentiles around the, [Baker], on John 14:12, p. 67), “There is no greater work possible than the conversion of a soul.”. I wonder whether John ever understood why God delivered Peter from prison, but allowed John’s brother James to be executed (Acts 12:1-17). These include the times surrounding the exodus; the times of Elijah and Elisha; Daniel’s time; and the time of Christ and the apostles. His will is not always obvious! He sometimes puts His greatest servants in chains or allows them to be killed for His sake (Rom.

He has the power to answer! 55:8-9). If those early miracles were still commonplace, the author would have had a stronger argument by pointing to the very miracles done every day in their midst. D. A. Carson (The Gospel According to John [Eerdmans/Apollos], p. 496) argues that the greater works are those done on the basis of Jesus’ death, resurrection, and exaltation. This is a further condition that must govern the “whatever” we ask: Our desire is to see God glorified through the Lord Jesus. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. The late Chinese Pastor Samuel Lamb spent 33 years in prison for his faith. Give biblical support for your answer. Arise, let us go hence. Jesus isn’t promising that He will do any crazy thing you ask, as long as you tack on, “in Jesus’ name, Amen” to your prayer! 18 I will not leave you acomfortless: I will bcome to you. This implies Christ’s deity: He has the power to answer whatever we ask. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. He has never used me to perform a miracle. So we should pray as best we know in line with His revealed will of desire, while at the same time submitting to the fact that we don’t know His will of decree. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will acome again, and receive you unto myself; that bwhere cI am, there ye may be also. 7 If ye had aknown me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. J. C. Ryle succinctly observes (Expository Thoughts on the Gospels [Baker], on John 14:12, p. 67), “There is no greater work possible than the conversion of a soul.”. Our aim in prayer should be that the Father would be glorified in His Son.
And yet, we need to keep in mind that His ways are not always our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts (Isa. She broke down in tears and said, “He was my husband. In his final letter, Paul reports (2 Tim. But if things don’t go exactly as you had prayed, trust Him that if not in this life, at least in eternity you will understand how He answered and used you to do even greater works than He did. Another problem is that the “health and wealth” preachers use these verses to teach people to “name it and claim it” in prayer: “Give me a mansion and a new car!” “Heal my cancer!” They tell people to “claim it by faith.” When it doesn’t happen as the people requested, these cruel false teachers then tell the disappointed person that the reason he didn’t receive what he asked for is that he didn’t ask in faith! TG Eternal Life; Telestial Glory. After he was released for the final time, he called the authorities and asked them to re-arrest him. 71, TH 14, Act 2: No. D&C 59:2; 98:18. Arise, let us go hence. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip?

TG God, Privilege of Seeing. And I can’t say that whatever I ask Him to do, He does it every time. 1 Thess. The hitchhiker was a Christian and he shared the gospel with the businessman. 8:6). 21 He that hath my commandments, and akeepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be bloved of my Father, and I will love him, and will cmanifest myself to him. We should pray that God would do a work of revival here and now. I have prayed for the salvation of loved ones, but they have died unbelieving. First, the tension we experience stems from the fact that we can know God’s will of desire, but we can’t know His will of decree.

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