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This quarter’s studies are on Themes in the Gospel of John.
This set of studies begins with an examination of how Jesus’ miracles confirm him. Yet even these can be seen differently—as we note, the religious leaders promoted the theory that Jesus performed miracles using the powers of the Devil. Alternatively Jesus’ healing miracles could be dismissed simply as him being a “faith healer,” just someone who had such an ability, without assigning any spiritual significance to it.
Certainly John writes to record these signs as confirmation of Jesus as the Messiah (John 20:30, 31). But in the same way that Jesus refused to do signs to convince unbelievers, and called them an evil and adulterous generation, the ability to perform signs is not the most important aspect. Even the Devil can perform signs and will do so to deceive people in the end times.
As we look at the miracles described in this study it is clear that Jesus performed each for a specific reason and not primarily to confirm who he was. Yet in his actions we do see God in Jesus, as he himself said, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.”
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