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Distinctive Features of Miracles in the Writings of the Second and Third Century Church Fathers
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2~3세기 교부들의 글에 나타난 초대교회 기적(Miracles)의 특징들

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Seong Hee Chae (영남신학대학교)
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Center for World Mission, PUTS Mission and Theology Vol.40 KCI Accredited Journals
Published
2016.10
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449 - 478 (30page)
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10.17778/MAT.2016.10.40.449

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Distinctive Features of Miracles in the Writings of the Second and Third Century Church Fathers
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Four distinctive features of miracles in the early church have been examined. First of all, Christians distinguished the miracles in their tradition from non-Christian miracles. the source of miracles is more important than the miracles themselves. For them, it is only miracles performed through the name of Jesus Christ that are true miracles, any wonders performed through unnamed gods (or non-Christian gods) were considered as simply magics or fakery. In the early church, miracles were not uncommon, they were accustomed to working miracles. Miracles were a regular part of the religious life of the early church. Miracles in the early church were the work of believers in general.
Miracles in the early church played two significant roles. Those are the roles of propaganda and ethics. A third feature is the role they played in evangelism. Miracles were the most effective means of conversion in a missionary setting. During the early centuries, people believed in that demons existed and that they exercised their power throughout the world. In this belief system, Christians’ miracles such as exorcism, healing, raising the dead, prophecy made great contribution to winning souls and spreading Christianity throughout the world.
When we examine the role of miracles as propaganda, the primary focus lies in their value as proof for the Christian message. The fourth feature is ethical implication of miracles. Miracles in the early church are connected with Christian ethics. The balance between miracles and ethics is emphasized most by the church fathers. Spectacular supernatural intervention must be placed alongside of ethical transformation. The motivation of miracles is to pursue the goodness for both each individual soul and the community in the context of up-right morality.
Maintaining a vibrant religious experience through the practice of the supernatural was great for churches, not simply in terms of numeric growth but also the spiritual welfare of believers. I hope my study will challenge churches today, which are far too comfortable with rigid, intellectual conformity. Our churches today need to restore the expectation of miracles they can find in the early Christian church.

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