In a previous post on miracles, I considered how differently we think about them today as compared to the way they were thought of two thousand years ago, certainly before the Enlightenment. I suggested that miracles served at least two different purposes – one was to bless people because of the Savior’s compassion, and the other was to be signs that point to spiritual truths.

Thinking about these differences, it seems that the first use is primarily expressed within the church today as God continues to bring comfort to His people. This follows on from Scripture passages such as Matthew 14:14, when Jesus healed the sick because He felt compassion for them, or Matthew 15:32 when He fed the crowd because He had compassion for them. He still does this today.

Their use as pointers outside of the church seems to have changed, however.

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