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Can miracles produce a lasting faith?
The book of genesis gave us a story of creation; much wanting in corroborative details in terms of cosmology in use at the time of the writer. However, Church has clarified that in the beginning the motive of sacred scriptures had simply been to declare that God had created the world. The Church then added artistic colors to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative; and thus, gave the story an appearance of being true and real. Today to those who have the privilege to live in this wondrous age of change and progress, the creation event; as written in the book of genesis is no more than an obsolete trifle, utterly insensible and a false knowledge. The Bible today is an immense collection of volumes of history of all ages, many of which is now forgotten; and most of which are seldom read. For propagating their doctrine, the theologians still glean the knowledge from such sequestered pool of obsolete literature to a point where it has actually turned into an object of ridicule. Why so much of truth, under ancient obsolete vesture could not change with times? The Church does not want a change because religions thrive on miracles; and miracles thrive on religion. They strike at emotions rather than the intellect.

It is true that at one time in history of man miracles were needed to create a faith in God. That alone is the purpose and nature of miracles. Faith alone can support a religion like an arch but not the miracles. Ecstasies after all come and go. Miracles cannot produce a lasting faith; but faith can produce a miracle. Miracle is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots. If Church strives to shape the lives of the believers by faith alone; then there is no reason why the faith should ever be lost. Faith in God can be strengthened only if the Church allows Christ to rise above all as crystal symbol of faith.

Another fear totally unfounded is that the religion would die if it were proved true. They think that if every man is satisfied that there is such a thing as truth; then they would ask no questions. To hold its power long in this age of enlightenment and democracy; the Church must confine its teachings only to Religious doctrines. It must include in its dogmas that part of the bible, which deals with only general relations between man and God and between man and man.

Shaping life is a process, which is continuous. We may continue to shape it all our life and yet we know we would never be perfect. If one tries to shape it without any help from religion then it is sure to end up in chaos. Before setting out to shape the life of its followers the church must give its dogmas and doctrines some kind of shape and meaning. Can the Church take more than handful of confusion and disparate things that are irreconcilable from Old and New Testament both; and then provide its own view of a meaning?

In New Age of enlightenment the Church should be able to answer a simple question such as who Jesus was; why was he different to Adam; why did he come; why did he die and why would he come again.