How did Jesus work the loaves and the fishes thing? Did he miraculously duplicate the ones that he had like a miraculous cloning? Or did he miraculously make new ones using a template contained in his mind? Were the miraculous ones added to the naturalistic ones, by way of economy, or did the whole lot disappear and get replaced by new fresh ones for a more aesthetic and healthy approach.
2006-12-25 22:14:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes, the loaves and fishes multiplied by way of shoe-horn splitting, that is to say that one whole loaf split into two whole loaves, and two whole loaves split into four whole loaves, like the way that amoeba multiply. keep in mind that they took up twelve baskets of leftovers, which meant that they had more food left over at the end than what they started off with at the beginning.
2006-12-26 05:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by Dayne's gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Years ago I heard a youth minister tell the story this way:
At the time, going to hear someone like Jesus speak was going to an all-day event, and since there were no food vendors and soda stands, people would pack food for themselves.
As the day progressed, people got hungry, but no one wanted to eat in front of people who had no food, so everyone just sat there with their food hidden away; they didn't feel they could eat without sharing, and there were far too many people there to share with - there would not be even one bite for everyone, and the hungry people weren't willing to go hungry themselves in order to share.
Finally a child got up and announced that he had bread and fish, and was willing to share with everyone. This either shamed or inspired the others, who began to pull out *their* food and offer to share with their neighbors. Well, when everyone had pulled out their food and pooled it, there was more than enough for everyone.
The "miracle" here was unselfishness as demonstrated by that one child. Attributing it to a magical act on the part of Jesus actually diminishes the moral of the story - and lets ordinary people off the hook in terms of sharing and caring. Sad, really.
2006-12-26 03:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just accept that Jesus miraculously made them appear. not by any slide of hand or by arranging a quiet delivery of some fresh from a bakery.
He provided loaves and fishes, a couple of times, isn't it great how God does things
2006-12-25 22:21:05 · answer #3 · answered by Ignatious 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ performed all kinds of miracles. The loaves of bread and fish were just many of the ones He performed.
2006-12-25 22:35:21 · answer #4 · answered by tracy211968 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was not a parlor game,
It was performed by the Majesty of God and quite healthy
2006-12-25 22:17:58 · answer #5 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God and Jesus are One, and God created everything by simply thinking it into existence.
2006-12-25 23:08:04 · answer #6 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peter, Peter,Peter, Here is one fish that won't take this bait...
2006-12-25 23:12:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miracles cannot be explained.
2006-12-26 01:28:49 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sushimi and croutons.
2006-12-25 22:18:27 · answer #9 · answered by Crocodile Jim 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋