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Technically, theologically and mentally, what is the difference between magic and miracle.
Comment below this post (obey rules) with not less than 100 words. (expository images maybe an added advantage).
The contest starts 1pm Wednesday (14/Feb/2018)
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This is 48 hours contest.
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Magic is a trick that I will say is diabolic, and it can cause a drastic and dramatic change of situations in public. Magic might appear to be exotic but I will say that it is not intrisic and in general, I will say it is not classic.
A Miracle, though seeming impossible or unbelievable, is so cool because it doesn't happen as a result of your hustle or muscle, nor the help of your uncle. How big is the obstacle? you will always find a miracle through God, by abiding in his tabernacle and following his principle. Every miracle is an unforgettable chronicle.
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Thanks for participating,
Thanks Doctor for this exposure and contest.
Technically Magic is just a mental way of making things happen in a way it amazes you while Miracle is an impact that brings about change that gets you to surrender to the power that brings about the change. Theologically, magic is evil and involves incantation, Miracle involves calling the name of the supreme being depending on the religion. Mentally, magic is just an illusion, it involves your mind being worked on to believe what happens, Miracle is just what you believe will happen couple with the power of the miracle-worker.
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OK that's a good one too
Magic is a trick, an illusion that eludes the physical senses of the body usually the eyes while a miracle is an impossible event that takes place as a result of a supernatural influence on such events.
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Very nice one dear, did you check the rules?
Magic is a technique which you don't know and things happens. If you know the technique then there is no magic. Broadly magic is used to make you fool.
We don't think and that happens is called Miracle. It is within or beyond our imagination but not in our control. Generally, Miracle is done by god. It is also done by humans but very very rare.
Example in respect to this post :
Magic: I wrote here and received the 2 SBD is magic.
Miracle : I wrote here and received the 5 SBD is miracle.
If nothing happens means No magic and No miracle.
Not less than 100 words
Thanks for informed me. I have edited the comment.
Miracles says
I dont have to say special things to bring your desires
I come to you from above
I don't have to mix reality with fiction
I am real;
And I happen every day,hour,minute and seconds
You have to see the light that is shinning
Deeper than the eyes can find it
In everything around you then u ll see and feel me
I make all things beautiful in each situation
I do not follow the law of nature
The almighty controls me and I beautify
I make beautiful tears
Magic says
Am a secret power that can make your desires come
All I need is the key words
I can appear and disappear to convince you
I don't have to wait unlike a miracle
With a price attached ,you get all you need but not all
I can make kings into fools and the wise into the unwise
I can happen in a haste...
Me gusta la iniciativa. Puede ser en spanish?
ok si tenemos un puñado de comunidad Steemit, puedo presentarlo en español.
¿Qué dices?
Lolzzz
Lol @drigweeu you're everywhere
Sería estupendo.
Ibu onye Iberibe? Gini bu nka hu?
Hahahahaha nwanne m nwaanyi i na ewekwa iwe o. Ihe ndi a N'asu na agbawoju m anya
Chinem'o awulamo!
You bi idigbo ni?@zizymena
see as una turn this to Igbo meeting! make una take time ooo!!!!!!! lols
Ewo chim ooooo.... Lol..
lols!
Hahahahahah
Lol, nwannem nwanyi izatara ya ihe kwesiri ihe okwuru.
Now mentally how u guys responded to him without knowing wat he said is magic, while its going to take a miracle for him to understand what all of you wrote
Technically
Magic
Magic is a trick done to look like a miracle but its actually an illusion in disguise done to amaze us to think its an impossible event due to supernatural powers, when actually it just plays out on our sense and the performer usually has time to prepare the trick.
Miracle
A miracle is a truely impossible event that manifested against all impossible odds in the physical world without and explanation how it was possible
Theologically
Magic
Magic is believed to be like a temporal miracle invoked by performing incantations and rituals. It comes from evil powers, usually not perfect and doesnt last for long.
Miracle is an impossible event that manifested against all overwhelming odds in the physical world due to supernatural/spiritual powers i.e from GOD
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Wow! Nice information, closely related but different in meaning.
I just love this
thanks
Tanks for dis opportunity
Technically, magic is believed to b an act of a human being, whereas miracle is an act of God.
Theologically, miracles are the product of God's intervention in the normal running and laws of his universe while magic can be satanic in origin ultimately with God's assent in as far as God ultimately controls all existence.
Mentally, miracle is an unusual or wonderful event believed to be caused by the power of God. Magic is defined as a power that allows people to do extraordinary things, magic is associated with humans while miracle is associated with divine powers!
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Nice one
Thanks @drigweeu for this contest..and my greetings to the judges @smyle , @onos et all According to me magic is gotten from the dark side it deals with illusion to deceive the audience while some are real magic like the popular film merlin he was born with magic with that power magic can be used in 2 ways evil like Morgana did and good like merlin did but according to me magic is pure evil while miracle is a power that comes from God it is when something that is not expected to happen happens it is pure and gifted to special people like what happened to @adoore-eu is a miracle it was from God not human being so what I am trying to say is that magic is a human act while miracle is from God but can be performed by special people..
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You are welcome.
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Thanks sir
Technically magic is used just for fun or entertainment and it's believed to be an act of a human being while miracle is believed to be an visible sign from God .it has nothing to do with the control of objects as it happens rarely .
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I think you need to check the rules
Miracle is an occurrence that can't be explained by anyone or nature. Miracles are works of Almighty God either directly or through prayers. It's a supernatural works that is believed caused by the power of God. No one can explain how miracles happens except God himself. Only God can perform a miracle without casting any spells or incantations while Magic is being done by human beings. Its a special power that allows witches or wizards to perform impossible things by casting spells or perform special rituals.Also Magic might be done by a performer to entertain people with his or her skills or power.
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Can God actually perform miracles? Well we'll talk after the contest
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thank you sir for this great opportunity to be a participate in the context.
magic mean the ability of person to perform some activity that is beyond what human can imagine or that seem so impossible through the use of spirit being, it can refer to as a mean of deception too.
while miracle mean, an operation that is perform with the help of a supreme power beyond our physical world. all this definition fall s under mental mindset.
from theological mind, magic mean the operation or activity that is perform with the help of evil spirit or black spirit. while miracle mean the intervention of a supernatural powers that help to solve a problem that is beyond human ability. mostly through the help of God almighty. thanks for the opportunity doctor.
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Nice one
Thanks doctor for this contest... Hmm.. your topic is interesting
It is generally believed that magic is an act of human being, whereas miracle is an act of God, both appear to be the same but
Miracle is an unusual or wonderful event believed to be caused by the power of God, magic is defined as a power that allows people to do impossible things by performing special actions. The skill of the magician becomes evident in the act of magic whereas the power of God becomes evident in the act of miracle...
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Nice one
Miracle is an unusual or wonderful event, believed to be caused by the power of God.
Magic is defined as a power that allows people to do impossible things by saying special words or performing special actions. It involves moving objects, bringing things that are not (physically in existing) to the visible.
Magic is an attempt to understand, experience and influence the world using symbols and performing acts. It uses the force of things around its region to bring out a certain marvel. The magician uses magic, whereas God shows His mighty power in the act of miracle i.e Only humans uses magic, God is supreme
God performs miracle in human through a vessel (human) while a magician performs tricks through objects and sometimes on human but doesn't seem to be real, its only a mirage/illusion. To cap it all, magics are everywhere, miracles are rare.
Magic
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Haha nice one,I love the fact that you mentioned the medium. but do you know where magic comes from?
The vacuum i think
Lol...
I was sitting in a particular position in my office but recently someone else in my office left for maternity.
For no apparent reason, i changed my sitting position to the lady's space that left. Do you know, would you believe it that , while God had protected me to my office yesterday, yet a bus from a park close by, lost control and found its way into my office? It broke the beams holding the wall, falling and undermining the integrity of the wall. If i was there, only God can explain what would have happened to me. That was my space, that was the wall i lean on each time i sit.
Join me in thanking the God of miracle.
Note** Am not in this contest, just for everyone reading to appreciate God. I got an opportunity to help them see what miracle really means.
Good luck everyone@drigwe, this is a beautiful contest. Am glad you came up with this. I am here just to support you and use the opportunity to tell other contestants what a miracle is.
Wow God is realy great. A big testimony
i celebrate God with yo
hmmmmm!
Wow... God is good. Thank God for this miracle.
@adoore-eu, Wow! God is great. I know its from God because you believe in God so you ascribed it to God. Yea. Because satan can also perform miracle. But in your case i beleive its God. Satan's miracle is for selfish purposes but God's own for Love.
Thanks so much
Thank God for this it's surely a miracle. Life soared by grace , But you left magic out oh.
But good entrt
I must first and foremost thank and appreciate the initiator of this top provoking context.
Magic is personal where the end point is not real and cannot stand the test of time.it involves the use of omens and consulting spirit mediums.
Magic fails.Its being ochestrated by Satan the Devil.Magic is behind human comprehen.In a nutshell,any one practicinng magic,is having dealings with the Devil.
While Miracle is a gift from God and ordained.A privilege given to people that have good relationship with him.
A typical example of those that have such gifts are our God,Jesus,Apostle paul and some prophets in the past.
Thanks for the privilege
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This is a good one
My contest entry
Technically;
MAGIC is a temporal incidence while MIRACLE is permanent. Magic is work of both satan and humans while miracle is work of God and satan. Miracle is always unusual, either from God or satan. Miracle from God does not use energy, it can obey or disobey human views of a situation. Miracle and Magic both are not subject to the law of nature most of the time. While i say that miracle can come from both God and satan is proved in the bible where Jesus told his disciples in Mattthew 24 that at the last days, that false Apostle will arise and do many miracles in my name, but at the last day He will say to them, depart from me you workers of iniquity if they are not from Jesus, they are probably from satan. He also told them in 2Corinthians 11:14 that satan has transformed himself as an angel of light to decieve many probably with the use of miracle. Also in the case of Moses and Pharoah's men, we all believed that Moses Miracle was from God but pharoah's men was from human(probably satan). But the issue there is that both Moses and Pharoah's men performed the Miracle
So, my point here is that the difference between Magic and Miracle is that God does not perform magic, but only Miracle since God's dealings are always permanent, but Magic is temporary. So, Magic can be done by man and satan. And Miracle can be done by satan and God.
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Welcome bro and thanks for coming around
Magic is the overruling of the physical laws through improper diabolic means of entering into pact(blood) with different guardian spirits of the dark world after which the user is going to serve the spirit worker after the end of their deal. WHILE
Miracle is the overruling of the physical laws by the superior heavenly laws which can only be brought about through faith.in a nut shell miracle is for the glory of the supreme being,;magic is for dazzling,personal glory and short with eterial implication
This type of question, can start a controversial discussion all day, both words are sometimes misused with one another, an ordinary man can decide to go on a course to learn a magic, either to do good things or bad things, some may even be successful in fooling people around about magic, some people believe in magic why some didn't, magic is the ability to perform something impossible, unimaginable and unexpected to happen.
In the other side of miracles, this is the work of God, a human being performs miracle with the help of almighty God, those who perform miracle are usually those who are close to God, prayer can change things from bad to good, I could call that a miracle, waking the dead, also happened during the time of Jesus, and prophet Muhammad miracles happens in religion places, only the almighty God can make miracles happen, he only uses someone to execute it.
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Magic is the overruling of the physical laws through improper diabolic means of entering into pact(blood) with different guardian spirits of the dark world after which the user is going to serve the spirit worker after the end of their deal. WHILE
Miracle is the overruling of the physical laws by the superior heavenly laws which can only be brought about through faith.in a nut shell miracle is for the glory of the supreme being,;magic is for dazzling,personal glory and short with eternal implication
This is cool
Thanks
Specail thanks to @drigweeu for this contest.
Difference between Magic and Miracle
According to Oxford Dictionary, magic is the act of doing tricks that seem impossible in other to entertain people, while miracle is an act or event that does not follow the law of nature and its believe to be caused by God.
Another definition
While
In accordance to the definitions above, its observable that Magic is an act of humans controlled and performed by humans. But Miracle is an act of a supernatural being that is controlled only by the super natural.
Dr. Igwe well done, abeg lemme try in your maiden contest.
Ok, magic is an illusion performed to give "the appearance" of the supernatural. While a miracle is actually the manifestation of the supernatural power of God.
Magic is done to give an appearance and an illusion, its nothing substantial and authentic but a miracle on the other hand where I'd like to dwell on is a manifestation and revelation of the undeniable power of God. It is done for men to see God's power and God is always involved.
In John 11:42, we see Jesus manifesting the glory of God in a miracle for men to believe Him and God was involved. It is a result of a divine connection with God. In John 5:19-20, we Jesus again showing us that the miracles He wrought is an expression of the love of God to Him and the power of God through Him so that men may believe.
In contrast, let me give a quick example of magic from Acts 8:9-11, where it talks about a certain man, Simon who "bewitched" the people with sorceries i.e. magic and was taken to be the great power of God.
To avoid starting a Bible study, abeg lemme stop here. Thank you
Shout out to the judges abeg
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I'm done please
Great concept @drigweeu. Kudos to you for giving the community a reason to interact.
@eurogee
Thanks boss, you inspired us all. You are a great leader
Well well
It's a honour having me as one of the judges
Lemme resteem for visibility
Thanks alot bro
From what I gather, they are slightly similar for they have the key word "supernatural" but not the same. Magic is performed to give appearance of the supernatural and miracle occurs in the physical and attributed to the supernatural. Someone has to perform it for it to happen that is magic,for instance,'a magic show' is organized by a magician who is someone that makes something seen to be impossible possible. Something that comes naturally is a miracle meaning nobody makes it happen. A miracle just occurs when one least expects it while magic is expected.
In essence, magic is fake and a miracle is real. It doesn't mean one cannot have both in life.
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It's another contest and this one is definitely a bone to crack. I am so tempted to use my dictionary or run to google inorder to get a definition for the both and the difference but it's against the rules of the game so I'll try as much as possible to crack this my own way.
Magic and miracle.
Looking critically at both terms one would find out they have something in common and that is they bring about a change. The change could be a positive or a negative change but when miracle or magic happens, the situation or human never remains the same. Both magic and miracle makes use of powers. Both can be performed by humans.
What is magic?
Magic is something extraordinary by means of human mediation. Magic is metaphysical. Magic is demonic, diabolical, and the use of charms or natural things to surprise the scene and bring about extraordinary happenings. Magic is in two forms
What is miracle?
Miracle is divine intervention in human or natural affairs. Miracles are brought about by humans and God. They are unnatural happenings beyond human comprehension. The Bible has a list of them like the axe head being made to float. The bones of Elisha waking the dead, dividing the red Sea and the list is endless.
Major difference between both miracle and magic is the source. Magic is demonic while miracle is divine
Another difference is miracle is unexpected whereas magic is pre-planned or expected. Magic can be predicted.
Miracle never fails and once it happens is forever whereas magic fails.
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Miracle is based on the power of God and do not need any energy or force attached to it for it to happen. Miracle are visible signs from a person acting on God's word and they're signs which are against normal course; something people never believed would happen. An example of miracle is when Moses divided the red sea. In Exodus 14:21 this was made possible because he had faith in God
Magic on the other hand, are manipulations of different powers which do not rely on God. They're tricks, they're illusions by humans. They're things caused by man to get a particular result. It is carried out to entertain the audience
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Although bearing similarities, miracle and magic are unequivocally different. The most prominent difference between 'miracle' and 'magic' is in their source.
Miracle comes as a result of spirituality, while magic, is a physical activity.
Miracle is unexplainable, cannot be backed by science and defies logic or critical human reasoning. Those who believe in miracles, use the subjectivity of their faith (that is, to believe) to get the miracle they seek. While those who do not believe, see it as a mere coincidence. They do not believe in the existence of a spiritual entity. Simply put, to them, "seeing is believing".
Magic, on the other hand, is done by carrying out tricks and illusions. The audience are entertained by a magician, who capitalises on their short-sightedness to stage tricks or illusions of seemingly impossible factors using natural means, which they make to appear real. It most be noted that science plays a major role in magic.
Magic is a performing art and profession as opposed to miracle, which is a result of one's faith.
Magic has the power to entertain. Miracles have the power to transform the heart.
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