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Originally Posted by guthmund
I would think the standard answer to that would be, 'Jesus is God's son/extension of God on Earth, so he wouldn't have to play by the same rules. By extension, I would imagine as the blessed Son of God, Jesus could delegate what he wanted to when he wanted to do it. It would be his prerogative as he was 'special' and exempt from the rules laid forth.
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Somewhat right. Sorcery is forbidden by scripture because it makes use of the powers of the devil (that's why science, which when sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic, is okay). But the power by which miracles occur comes from God. One way to distinguish between the two is how they are performed; sorcery makes demands or pacts or whatever, while miracles ask God nicely to do something.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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