MIRACLES AND THE FOLLY OF HUMAN REASON

In the past “Rationalists” have ridiculed Christians for believing in miracles. I have heard them loudly assert that it is contrary to “reason” to believe that miracles actually took place because miracles are contrary to the “Laws of Nature”. However, if “Rationalists” would actually use their reason, they would discover that belief in what the Bible says about miracles is perfectly reasonable.

First of all, the Bible nowhere even implies that miracles are natural events. On the contrary, the miracles described in Scripture are always the work of an intelligent being, namely God. And, intelligent beings can easily cause matter to do what the “Laws of Nature” would never allow it to do. If you want an example, then the next time that you sit down at the table with a plate of food, instead of picking up your fork just wait for the “Laws of Nature” to cause bite size portions of food to rise up from the plate and enter your mouth. Don’t be impatient, wait for it to happen. If you are convinced that the “Laws of Nature” will never cause bite size portions of food to rise from the plate on their own, then every time you take a spoonful you are overriding the “Laws of Nature”, and if you can do it God can do it. In fact, it would be irrational to think otherwise!