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Describe how Jesus was presented as a worker of miracles
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Paper 1-A(i)- Christianity Through a Study of Luke and Acts Describe how Jesus was presented as a worker of miracles. Luke shows Jesus as a miracle worker by writing about stories showing Jesus' power in performing miracles. For example, 'The Centurion's Servant' (Luke 7:1-10), this story and many other healing miracles show the love of God reaching to people who were suffering. Luke believed that Jesus came to offer salvation-he came to give freedom from oppression and sickness. The miracles were simply a sign of God's salvation, they showed God breaking into history and saving the lost and the outcast. (Luke 7:1-10) explains how Jesus recognised the Centurion's faith. Jesus recognised this faith and we know this from Luke 7:9. We also know that Jesus values this faith because it is shown in the healing of the servant. 'Jairus' daughter' (Luke 8:41-56) shows an example of Jesus raising a child from death....
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