Jesus' Eight Signs and Miracles

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Milton Mohr (Student I.D. 24580889) BIBL323-D02-LUO Reflections about Jesus’ Eight Signs/Miracles JESUS’ EIGHT SIGNS/MIRACLES IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN The Gospel of John narrates eight recorded sign/miracles that Jesus Christ performed. This paper will briefly describe each miracle and how it reveals the deity of Jesus Christ. John included the narrations of these eight sign/miracles because of two reasons: (1) reading about these sign/miracles the reader will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God; (2) by believing the reader will have life in Jesus’ name. “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” John 20:30-31TNIV. The following list is the eight signs/miracles that this paper reflects on: Jesus turns water into wine at the wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11), Jesus heals a nobleman’s son (John 4:46-54, Jesus heals a lame man (John 5:1-9). Jesus feeds 5000 people (John 6:1-14), Jesus walks on water (John 6:15-21), Jesus heals a blind man (John 9:1-12), Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-44), Jesus causes a miraculous catch of fish (21:1-11). The first sign/miracle Jesus performs in changing water into fine wine at a wedding He was invited to in Cana of Galilee. Little is known about the wedding itself. John does not focus on the festivities, the bride, or the wedding guest but he does focus on Jesus and His activity during the wedding festivities. The wine becomes depleted at some time during the festivities. Mary, Jesus’ mother aware of the wine deficit turns to Jesus for help. She simply states to Jesus that the wine in depleted. She knew in her heart that Jesus would resolve the situation expediently for her before the
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