Jesus did miracles
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do” -- John 14:12 (ESV)
Some make the bad 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 |