Why was Jesus's ability to perform miracles affected by unbelief?

In each case He restored according to the faith of those healed despite the unbelief of those watching on.

nvm..

Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). God acts when our faith pleases Him (James 1:6-8). That's probably why Jesus didn't perform any miracles, not because He didn't have the power. On an interesting note, He revealed Himself to both doubting Thomas and the demon possessed boy's father (Mark 9:24). Peace in Christ.

mcarans said:

Perhaps but it doesn't actually say in Matthew 12 that the man with the withered hand believed in Jesus as Messiah. It is an assumption.

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Yes but he responded to the request to extend his hand and the dialogue about healing on the sabbath was within his hearing so he would have known what was going on.

I believe in a way it is an example of how one receives eternal life by faith,trust, belief.

Being that all a person needed for Jesus healing is "faith,belief,trust," no amount of actions/works the person could or would do.
Would bring about healing from Christ it was only by "faith,belief,trust" that the person received healing.

mcarans said:

I'm interested in reasons for Jesus's constrained ability to perform miracles in his hometown in Matthew 13 but not surrounded by hostile people in the synagogue in Matthew 12.

I describe more here:

Why was Jesus's ability to perform miracles affected by unbelief? : cruciformity

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When Jesus came into the region of his old community, he encountered a hard-hearted resistance. Many of the people said, in effect, “Who does this Jesus think he is? He is merely the carpenter’s son. We know his mother, and his brothers and sisters” (see Matthew 13:54; Mark 6:1). The unbelief is the people in Jesus hometown refused to believe He is the Christ in that they knew Him since He was a Child and they knew His mother Mary etc. Matthew and Mark state that these folks were “offended” (repelled) by the Lord.

Discerning this hostile disposition, therefore, the Savior decided to limit his activity among them. There was no need to cram the truth down their throats. No matter what he did, he was to be afforded no “honor” or belief by these of his own region — and even his own kinsmen (Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4)

mcarans said:

I'm interested in reasons for Jesus's constrained ability to perform miracles in his hometown in Matthew 13 but not surrounded by hostile people in the synagogue in Matthew 12.

I describe more here:

Why was Jesus's ability to perform miracles affected by unbelief? : cruciformity

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The people of his home town believed something about Jesus, so what were they believing?

Belief can be used in a very broad term.

It is confusing when Jesus can and cannot do miracles, but you have to think about it put yourself in the situation and keep the context in mind.

Why did Jesus not heal everyone on earth at the time he was on earth?

Did he heal to make a sick person will or was there additional reasons?

Did Jesus have to be next to the person being healed and if not why did he not at those occasions?

What unbelief is Jesus talking about with: “Jesus said to them, “Prophets are not without honor except in their own country and in their own house.”

The people of his hometown (and the region) had already heard of the great things he had been doing down in Judea and other places and now he was coming home. “Wow, what is the home town boy going to do for us?” (We deserve more that those snobs down in Judea.)

What I have seen is: “If you think you deserve something from Deity and are not willing to accept it as a charitable gift it cannot be given to you”. You would honor God by humbly accepting His gift as pure charity and not something you felt in the least you might deserve. Christ could do stuff after they realized He was not going to reward them for being part of his home town.

People are always wanting to know what they will or can get out of any change, instead of rejoicing with others given charity.

mcarans said:

Why was Jesus's ability to perform miracles affected by unbelief?

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I think his ability was not affected, but the will to do them was.