what is a miracle?

Jesus Christ and Miracles

A miracle is basically an event that cannot be fully explained by science and sometimes defies logic and reasoning . Generally , miracles are attributed to positive things such as a person suddenly being cured from devastating or a person waking from a deep coma after a lot of years . However , miracles are also attributed to persons and possibly the best person whom miracles are associated with is Jesus Christ

According to Wikipedia , Jesus Christ performed many miracles which include curing the sick , exorcising demons from people , controlling nature

, and raising dead people , among others . Moreover , possibly the most popular miracles that Jesus performed based on Wikipedia are the turning of water into wine , the exorcism of seven evil spirits from Mary Magdalene , the healing of the mute , the blind , the deaf , and the leper walking on water , the multiplication of small amounts of fish and bread the raising of Lazarus from the dead , the transubstantiation of bread and wine , and his own resurrection from the dead , among many others

Basically , according to Wikipedia , Jesus performed miracles in to show everyone that the divine power of God , His Father is real . In addition , the general view of the Catholic Church according to Wikipedia is that Jesus mainly performed miracles not only to help those who are in need but to convert non-believers into believers

However , according to Wikipedia , modern analysts of the Bible claim that miracles that Jesus performed were merely symbols and metaphors For example , healing the blind served as a symbol for people who could not see the truth even though it is presented clear on their faces and healing the dead was a metaphor for people who could not or refused to listen to the truth . Nevertheless , the prevailing perception still is that miracles are the good , yet improbable things that happen in a person 's life and that Jesus Christ is the main performer of these miracles

Works Cited

Wikipedia .org . 2008 . Jesus ' 12 April 2008

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