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有人說：「你讓神顯個神跡給我看看，我就信祂。」類似這樣的話兩千多年前，法利賽人也對耶穌說過了。暫且不說這句話的語病，我們先來談論聖經中神顯神跡的目的是什麼。

神跡是要彰顯神的權柄與大能，讓人歸榮耀於神。神跡是要彰顯神對人的憐憫與供應，讓人感謝神，神跡是驗證神的教訓及顯明神的啓示，讓人歸向神。神跡不是用來證明神的存在，人的有限無法證明神的無限，神跡是要顯出神的作為，在人不能但在神凡事都能。人是被造的「神跡」，如果我們連自己的存在這個神跡都無視，哪麼多少神跡顯明在我們周遭我們都看不見，只有相信神，哪麼就處處可見神跡了。

「法利賽人和撒都該人來試探耶穌，請他從天上顯個神跡給他們看。 耶穌回答說：「晚上天發紅，你們就說：『天必要晴。』 早晨天發紅，又發黑，你們就說：『今日必有風雨。』你們知道分辨天上的氣色，倒不能分辨這時候的神跡。 一個邪惡淫亂的世代求神跡，除了 約拿 的神跡以外，再沒有神跡給他看。」耶穌就離開他們去了。」馬太福音 16:1-4

「他雖然在他們面前行了許多神跡，他們還是不信他。」約翰福音 12:37

「人非有信，就不能得上帝的喜悅；因為到上帝面前來的人必須信有上帝，且信祂賞賜那尋求祂的人。」希伯來書 11:6

Someone said, "Why don’t you just have God show me a miracle, then I will believe in Him." Similar thing was said to Jesus by the Pharisees more than two thousand years ago.  Putting aside the problems of this sentence, let's first talk about the purpose of miracle/sign/wonder from God in the Bible.

 Miracles are to demonstrate God's authority and power, and let people give glory to God.  Miracles are to show God's mercy and provision for man, and let people give thanks to God. Miracles are to verify God's teaching and reveal God's revelation, and guide people’s return to God.  Miracles are not used to prove the existence of God. The finiteness of man cannot prove the infiniteness of God. Miracles are to show the deeds of God. With man it is impossible, but everything is possible with God.  Man is a created "miracle." If we ignore the miracle of our own existence, then we will also ignore the miracles that are manifested around us.  Only by believing in The LORD, then we shall see miracles everywhere.

“One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. He replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow; red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the signs of the times! Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign, but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah. ” Then Jesus left them and went away.” Matthew 16:1-4 NLT

“But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him.”John 12:37 NLT

「And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.」Hebrews 11:6 NLT

詩歌欣賞🎼🎶 We Believe / 我們相信