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Are Miracles Real? | Dr. Craig Keener

Theologian

Craig Keener


Duration

65.52


Uploaded to YouTube

14 March 2015

Added to Database

20 August 2025


YouTube description

Dr. Craig Keener explores whether miracles truly happen, challenging modern skepticism. He critiques thinkers like David Hume and David Friedrich Strauss, who dismissed miracles as myth or violations of natural law. Dr. Keener presents compelling evidence from eyewitness accounts and contemporary testimonies of divine healings and resurrections. Drawing on global reports, he argues that miracles are still happening today, urging viewers to reconsider the supernatural power of God. Watch to explore the miraculous in our world today. Asbury Theological Seminary is a multi-denominational graduate school equipping students for ministry and leadership in the Wesleyan tradition. It offers master's and doctoral degrees in theology, ministry, counseling, and missiology. Links: Website https://asburyseminary.edu/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AsburySeminary/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/asburyseminary Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@asburyseminary Time Stamps: 00:00 - Introduction and prayer for guidance 02:02 - Strauss's myth theory and Hume's argument 05:05 - Critique of Hume's reasoning on miracles 08:00 - Miracles and the historical Jesus context 10:47 - Global reports of divine healings 13:13 - Miracles in evangelism and church growth 15:48 - Faith healings in China and India 17:12 - Eyewitness testimonies vs skeptical claims 20:21 - Snake bite healing and resurrection stories 22:17 - Early church fathers and miracles 25:48 - Miracles in ethnic reconciliation and healing 28:28 - Resurrection testimonies and their impact 32:00 - Nigerian resurrection story and faith 36:50 - Healing through prayer and faith transformation 39:23 - Doctor-confirmed miracles and healings 43:31 - Blindness and deafness healed through prayer 48:11 - Nature miracles and rain cessation testimony 52:16 - Healing testimonies and their authenticity 55:20 - Refuting anti-supernatural beliefs and cessationism