Evidence of Modern Miracles | Dr. Craig Keener

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Reflection

Claims of modern miracles sit at an uneasy but persistent edge of Christian experience, provoking both hope and understandable scepticism. Scripture treats miracles as genuinely significant yet never as the primary basis for faith; Jesus himself noted that some would not believe 'even if someone rises from the dead' (Luke 16:31), suggesting that hardened hearts resist evidence regardless of its strength. Serious scholarly examination of contemporary miracle claims, gathered carefully rather than anecdotally, can offer a useful corrective to both credulous acceptance and reflexive dismissal. James encourages believers to pray for the sick and records that 'the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well' (James 5:15), while scripture elsewhere accepts that healing does not always come, at least not in the form or timing hoped for. Whatever evidence is presented, miracles remain, at their best, signs pointing beyond themselves towards a God who is present and active, not proofs designed to settle every doubt.

Questions to sit with

• How should Christians hold both openness to miracles and healthy scepticism about specific claims?
• What does Jesus's comment about unbelief even after resurrection suggest about the limits of evidence?
• Why might miracles function as signs pointing to God rather than as proofs meant to convince everyone?