All Through the Bible, God has demonstrated that he confirmed his word with signs following. To state this succinctly, the Bible gives numerous examples of how doctrinal disputes were resolved. It wasn't to schedule a debate, it was to schedule a showdown. The doctrine of this showdown was we both are going to agree to work a miracle. If you try to work a miracle and nothing happens and then I try to work the same miracle and it does happen, then that is proof that my doctrine is right and your doctrine is wrong. That is proof that God agrees with me and not you.
Who won the debate between Elijah and the prophets of Baal?
Now you may have some doctrine to counteract my doctrine, but if you were to suggest that my doctrine about the doctrine being confirmed by a miracle is not good doctrine then I would challenge you to a power demonstration contest like Paul did in 1st Corinthians 4 where he says the kingdom of God is not in word but is in power. There were people talking smack about him, and he didn't challenge them to a debate.
What does "the kingdom of God is not in word but in power mean?
And so what God has impressed upon me is that he is going to confirm our message that the Bible is supernaturally changing with miracles.
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