Thousands of witnesses, including those I perrsonally know, saw a statue cry when a certian priest, Father Bruse, would enter the room. Not only did one cry, but many cried, and even those that he were not even in his parish.
I would agree that statues are engraved images when they are used as some type of earthly sybolism of something religious or heavenly. This includes hanging crosses. Having crosses and statues in the place you worship is nothing more then idolatry. When you look at these crosses or statues and focus on these man made objects as being sybolic of Jesus death or heavenly things you are basically trying to put Jesus or heavenly things into an eathly man built object that you can feel and touch and look upon. When we do these things how is that much different than the childern of Isreal making a golden calf to worship so they could have something they could look upon. You say that when the PRIEST FATHER BRUSE came in the statues would cry. What purpose would that serve? You certainly dont see any statues crying in the bible. Oh yeah as a side note maybe these statues were crying because this FATHER BRUSE is being called a FATHER.
Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
There are no bibical miracles today. Once the word of God was fully revealed the purpose of Miracles ceased See 1Corth 13:8-10 also Eph 4:11-13 The purpose of the Mircles were to confirm the word they were speaking was from God.
Mark 16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
1 Corinthians 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
This is just a brief summary of why biblical miracles are no longer here today. We have the miracles recorded in the bible that we can look at and understand how there isnt any way to explain them away. The miracles done in the bible were almost always something that was visable like a man withered hand being made whole. All the so called Miracles today are internal things being healed like headaches or tumors or cancer stuff that is not verified and that you cant visually see. I will say it again just because someone was diagnosed dead for 12 min doesnt prove anything. Docters make mistakes and equipment give the wrong readings from time to time. Sure under the libreal use of the word miracle one might say that this event was a miracle but it sure wasnt a bibical miracle. Take Lazerus for istance he was dead for like 4 days and he was smelling nice and ripe. Now when he was raised from the dead that was a biblical Miracle. Just as another side note we also do not have apostles(that is eyewitness of Jesus)today either. Nor do we have prophets today that is someone giving us new revelation. We have everything we need to know in the bible.
John 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
I still think the statues could too easily become the focus. Seeing crying statues as a miracle from God is a nice thing to think about, and letting go of that thought would feel like a blow to you if it were not so.
