The Place of Miracles in Scripture and In Faith (Mon. Sept. 12)

The word of the day is “signs.” Christianity is a religion of miracles. In our scientific age, we might minimize the importance of supernatural events in the scriptures and the founding of Christianity. But in today’s reading of 2 Corinthians 12:10-19, Paul points to the “signs and wonders” that demonstrate that he is an apostle like the others. Thus, in today’s passage, we learn the significance of miracles and their role in the achievement of our salvation. Miracles in the Book of Acts The Book of Acts reports an astonishing number of such signs, wonders, and miracles. People who gather from all parts of the world hear the Gospel in their own languages (2:22); a lame man walks (3:8); earthquakes accompany prayer (4:31); an…