Jesus did miracles
Some make the wrong conclusion that if Jesus could do miracles he has to be God.
However, just like Jesus acting on behalf of the Father (John 14:24,31), believers should also act according to Jesus' will.
“... and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. -- John 14:13-14 (ESV)
This gives believers the ability to do miracles in Jesus' authority too, just like Jesus was doing miracles.
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. -- John 14:15 (ESV)
There are also many other examples of other prophets who also did miracles, but no one claim that they were gods, for example:
| Prophet | Miracle |
|---|---|
| Enoch | Did not experience death (Genesis 5:24) |
| Moses | 10 plagues in Egypt (Exodus 7-12), splitting the ocean (Exodus 14), water made drinkable (Exodus 15:22-27), manna (Exodus 16), water from a rock (Exodus 17:5-6 & Numbers 20:11), healed Israelites (Numbers 21:4-9), etc. |
| Aaron | Fire came out and consumes offering (Leviticus 9:24), rod blossoms (Numbers 17:1-11) |
| Josua | Stopping the river's flow (Joshua 3:1-17), destroyed Jericho's walls (Joshua 6:1-25), stopping the sun in the sky (Joshua 10:12-14) |
| Balaam | His donkey could speak (Numbers 22:21-35) |
| Samson | Was able to take on an army of Philistines by himself (Judges 13), tore lion apart with bare hands (Judges 14:5-6) |
| Elijah | Feed by ravens (1 kings 17:4-6), supernatural food supply (1 Kings 17:15-16), raised a boy from the dead (1 Kings 17:22-23), calling fire from heaven (1 Kings 18:20-40), changes the weather (1 Kings 18:41-45), did not experience death (2 Kings 2:11) |
| Elisha | Split the Jordan river (2 Kings 2:14-15), make water drinkable (2 Kings 2:20-22), multiply oil supply (2 Kings 4:1-7), raising a boy from the dead (2 Kings 4:8-37), heals Naaman's leprosy (2 Kings 5:1-19), make an iron axes float on water (2 Kings 6:1-6) |
| Jonah | Survived a storm in a great fish's belly, manage to get an entire city to repent |
| Unnamed man of God | Fed 100 men with 20 loaves (2 Kings 4:42-44) |
| Daniel | Survived the lion's den (Daniel 6) |
| Daniel's friends | Survived a fiery furnace |