The Speak Life Podcast Are Miracles the Best Route to Faith? Even Rome Says NO. || SLP681
Sep 30, 2026
Can miracles prove which church is true? This discussion examines a new Catholic apologetic focused on signs, prophecies, and Fatima, while comparing it with Ratzinger, Vatican teaching, and Scripture. It explores why private revelations cannot replace the Bible, why the resurrection stands apart from other wonders, and how Paul points believers to Christ crucified rather than miracle-hunting.
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Miracles As A Shortcut To Institutional Submission
- Ethan Muse presents miracles and prophecies as the best rational foundation because they supposedly make people docile toward institutional claims.
- Glen Scrivener argues this approach turns faith into submission before resolving doctrine.
Why Matthew 9 Cannot Simply Equal Fatima
- Ethan Muse compares Jesus healing a paralytic with Fatima’s reported wonders, treating both as miracles that clarify disputed doctrine.
- Glen Scrivener notes that the teachers of the law witnessed Jesus’ miracle but remained unconvinced.
Miracles Require Testing By Something Higher
- Scripture repeatedly warns that miraculous signs do not automatically authenticate doctrine or prophets.
- Pharaoh’s magicians, false prophets, false messiahs, and Satan can all perform signs, so miracles require a higher standard of testing.
