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If miracles stopped after the Apostles, then why are there admonitions to pray over people?

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There are a number of groups who believed that after the time of the Apostles, God withdrew miracles from the world (please correct me if that is the wrong understanding). But the book of James clearly says, > Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. (James 5:14, ESV) For those who believe miracles were limited to the times of the Apostles, then why does James say this? Why would there be an anointing if no miracles are even possible? Or do I misstate their definition of miracles?
Asked by Ignatius Theophorus (5237 rep)
Jul 13, 2012, 08:35 PM
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