Putting aside baloney and ignorant suggestions, we need to look to scripture for edification and truth. Miracles have two callings, one to increase faith, the other to testify to truth. The lack of miracles does not signify the lack of faith or the the lack of truth. To suggest so displays a lack of understanding of the purpose of them. Look at Elijah and Elisha; which had greater faith? Your simplistic association of the volume of miracles would imply that Elisha had the greater "
True Faith" because he did twice as many miracles. But, it was Elijah that was taken up to heaven and it was Elijah that appeared with Moses at the transfiguration. Don't judge the faith of others based on what amounts to God's discretion in handing out gifts.
Calling 1.
Miracles are for increasing faith. Jesus said it many times, "your faith has healed you". Most look at this as reward and conditioned on first having faith. But it is not required beforehand, but the calling is that they will have faith after. So one without faith may have a miracle done to them and so they come to faith after. This is what many have already stated as a prevalence of miracles by missionaries in remote places.
Jesus spoke of this purpose even if it was not always successful.
Matthew 11:20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not
repent. 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For
if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
But, Jesus also condemned his home town for their rejection of him and lack of faith. This resulted in a lack of miracles.
Matthew 13:54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. 55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”
58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
Calling 2.
Miracles testify to truth/authority.
John 5:36 “I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing—
testify that the Father has sent me.
John 10:25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name
testify about me,
Acts 4:33 With great power the apostles continued to
testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all
Hebrews 2:4 God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
The opinion that there is a lack of miracles because, "
those of True Faith have been very few and far between". I think scripture speaks the opposite. If miracles are for increasing faith and testifying truth, these are not needed for those that know the truth and faith is already increased. I think those lacking need miracles.
Further, there are other ways for faith to increase, like hearing and reading God's word. As to establishing truth, the Bible has been established for many years.
We don't need miracles any more. They are for the week and we are blessed to believe without them.
John 20:29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
