There is no formula to effect miracles

[tonychanyt]

Ex 17:

6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink.”

A few decades later, at Meribah in Nm 20:

7 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 8“Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.”

Mt 20:

34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.

Mt 9:

29 He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened.

Jn 9:

6b He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. 7 Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

There is no single formula to effect a particular kind of supernatural miracle.

 

[AV1611VET]

There is no single formula to effect a particular kind of supernatural miracle.

One of my favorite pictures, depicting the inability of science to work out an equation without supernatural intervention:

 

[timewerx]

There is no single formula to effect a particular kind of supernatural miracle.

Yet in your example, you told us at least ONE formula to manifest miracles.

Now I'm not sure what you mean by "formula" but formula can mean many things. A method, a procedure, a mathematical equation, etc. Jesus certainly have a method, procedures, a pattern of actions, thus, formulas to manifest miracles.

I suggest you change the title of your thread, it's misleading and others might think you are lying.

 

[tonychanyt]

Yet in your example, you told us at least ONE formula to manifest miracles.

Can you quote the one formula?

 

[AV1611VET]

I suggest you change the title of your thread, it's misleading and others might think you are lying.

I think the point of this thread is that you cannot reduce miracles down to a formula.

Miracles, by their very nature, are violations of formulas.

 

[timewerx]

Can you quote the one formula?

In your post, you mentioned two formulas - touching and speaking.

You should either change the tile of this thread to "....no single formula for miracles...." or "..multiple formulas exist for miracles....

Or if you're thinking of mathematical equations "no equations exist for miracles".

 

[timewerx]

I think the point of this thread is that you cannot reduce miracles down to a formula.

Miracles, by their very nature, are violations of formulas.

I'm not speaking of mathematical equations.

Based on my understanding of the word "formula" the meaning is not limited to mathematical equations.

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formula​

[ fawr-myuh-luh ]
Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun​

, Plural for·mu·las, for·mu·lae [fawr, -my, uh, -lee].

1. a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
2. any fixed or conventional method for doing something:
   His mystery stories were written according to a popular formula.
3. Mathematics.
   1. a rule or principle, frequently expressed in algebraic symbols.
   2. such a symbolic expression.
4. Chemistry. an expression of the constituents of a compound by symbols and figures. Compare empirical formula, molecular formula, structural formula.
5. a recipe or prescription:
   a new formula for currant wine.
6. a special nutritive mixture, especially of milk, sugar, and water, in prescribed proportions for feeding a baby.
7. a formal statement of religious doctrine.
8. (initial capital letter) a set of specifications as to weight, engine displacement, fuel capacity, etc., for defining a class of racing cars (usually followed by a limiting numerical designation):
   Some races are open to Formula One cars.
   
   

 

[tonychanyt]

In your post, you mentioned two formulas - touching and speaking.

Define formula.

 

[timewerx]

Define formula.

Learn to read your threads man. I already made a post of its definition BEFORE you made this request.

 

[tonychanyt]

Learn to read your threads man. I already made a post of its definition BEFORE you made this request.

So what is it?

 

[Ted-01]

Can you quote the one formula?

Formula 409™, the multi-surface cleaner, works miracles on greasy messes.
(j/s)

 

[Richard T]

If you want more miracles. Love, Fasting, effectual fervent prayer, faith in action and a desire of spiritual gifts and confessing and reading the word. Full of faith and the Spirit like Stephen. Still, it is as the Holy Spirit wills, and these things mixed with faith will sure help. One of my teachers talked about his moving into this area and he thought anyone could if they were willing to get serious with God about it. It took him months of prayer but there was a noticeable difference in His ministry. Jesus' Himself fasted 40 days, was tempted, then performed miracles. Those are the basics.