{"id":47117,"date":"2022-10-01T02:43:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/the-passing-of-the-miraculous-age-bible-study\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T02:43:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:43:23","slug":"the-passing-of-the-miraculous-age-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/the-passing-of-the-miraculous-age-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"The Passing Of The Miraculous Age – Bible study"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul once wrote concerning Trophimus: but Trophimus have I left at Miletus sick (2 Timothy 4:20). Trophimus was a Gentile convert from Ephesus and a traveling companion of Paul (Acts 20:1-5; Acts 21:29). Paul was a miraculously endowed apostle of Christ, possessing the signs of an apostle (2 Corinthians 12:12).<\/p>\n

One of those signs was that Paul could raise the dead (Acts 20:8-10). Knowing this fact, let us ask ourselves this obvious question: “If Paul possessed miraculous powers, why did Paul not heal Trophimus?” The Bible provides us with a simple answer.<\/p>\n

The purpose of miracles was to confirm the inspired preaching of the miraculously endowed preachers of the first century (Mark 16:20; Acts 2:14-22; Hebrews 2:1-4; cf. 1 Corinthians 2:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:5). It was never the design of miraculous powers present in the first century church to heal every one who was sick (cf. 2 Corinthians 12:7-9; Philippians 2:25-27; 1 Timothy 5:23; 2 Timothy 4:20).<\/p>\n

The miraculous age was temporary<\/strong>, passing from the scene with the completion of the written New Testament (see the context of 1 Corinthians 13:8-10, note the word “perfect” in 1 Corinthians 13:10, then note the same word in James 1:25). Also see Jude 1:3 and note the phrase “the faith …. once for all delivered.”<\/p>\n

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