Miracles vs Repeated Experiments

Materialists believe only what can be experimentally proven by repeated examples. This belief system creates an insurmountable skepticism toward miracles and religious experiences. This is the case since all miracles which God repeats (such as the creation of a new life) are classified as "natural events" that don't require God, while all miracles which God performs only once are dismissed and denied as impossible because they cannot be repeated on command under experimental conditions.

Consider this quandary. The resurrection of Christ was witnessed and testified to by credible witnesses who gave their lives in affirming that their testimony was true. Using the standards of a court of law, logic and history would compel us to conclude that their testimony is true. To the modern skeptic, however this testimony is automatically dismissed because it cannot be verified by repeated experiments.

But what would be the result if God subjected the resurrection to experimental study If Christ could be killed every Friday and rise every S unday, and this event could be witnessed by any and all under experimental conditions over the course of centuries, would this convince the modern skeptic of God's existence and Christ's Divinity? No. The modern skeptic would instead conclude that Christ is simply a mutant organism, like a phoenix or a seed for whom death and resurrection form a natural cycle. Over years of stuy, they would create terms and charts describing this process and thereby reduce this repeated miracle ito an interesting but "understandable" natural phenomenon.

Such skepticism is like that described to the rich man who failed to help Lazarus. As stated by Abraham, "Even if t hey should see a man rise from the dead, the shall not believe." One wonders if such skeptics will finally recognize the trught when they themselves are ast into Gehenna, or if instead they will find a mans to rationalizetheir state as "natural."

Note: The one unifying idea shared by all Protestants is that there is no unifying, teaching authority for all Christians.