Was Jesus able to perform miracle?

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Why “only”?

And why “justice”?
Because the behaviour of people is mostly determined by what they experienced in their lives, so called personality. Our justice system however only judge based on our actions. We cannot possibly consider the personality of people into account because we don’t have access to it. Hence the only proper judgement is the divine one.
 
So, it you end in heaven, will you then say you never suffered when in your current body?
The question is that there are many people who suffers more than Jesus in their lives so what was Jesus sacrifice?
Catechism:

Jesus substitutes his obedience for our disobedience

615 “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by one man’s obedience many will be made righteous.” 443 By his obedience unto death, Jesus accomplished the substitution of the suffering Servant, who “makes himself an offering for sin”, when “he bore the sin of many”, and who “shall make many to be accounted righteous”, for “he shall bear their iniquities”. 444 Jesus atoned for our faults and made satisfaction for our sins to the Father. 445

443 Rom 5:19.
444 Isa 53:10-12.
445 Cf. Council of Trent (1547): DS 1529.
That does not make any sense at all because Jesus claimed to be God hence there is no obedience.
 
The question is that there are many people who suffers more than Jesus in their lives so what was Jesus sacrifice?

That does not make any sense at all because Jesus claimed to be God hence there is no obedience.
Since Jesus Christ has a dual nature with two wills, the human will is what is referred to.
 
Since Jesus Christ has a dual nature with two wills, the human will is what is referred to.
That to me seems problematic since there can be conflict between two wills. Moreover you didn’t answer my question: There are many people who suffers more than Jesus in their lives so what was Jesus sacrifice?
 
That to me seems problematic since there can be conflict between two wills. Moreover you didn’t answer my question: There are many people who suffers more than Jesus in their lives so what was Jesus sacrifice?
Yes, there is conflict of wills, which is why Jesus suffered, in addition to the physical suffering. In the previous post was the answer that the suffering was “obedience unto death” which means obedience of the human will to the divine will.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church give more detail:

612 The cup of the New Covenant, which Jesus anticipated when he offered himself at the Last Supper, is afterwards accepted by him from his Father’s hands in his agony in the garden at Gethsemani,434 making himself “obedient unto death”. Jesus prays: "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me. . ."435 Thus he expresses the horror that death represented for his human nature. Like ours, his human nature is destined for eternal life; but unlike ours, it is perfectly exempt from sin, the cause of death.436 Above all, his human nature has been assumed by the divine person of the “Author of life”, the “Living One”.437 By accepting in his human will that the Father’s will be done, he accepts his death as redemptive, for "he himself bore our sins in his body on the tree."438

Christ’s death is the unique and definitive sacrifice

613 Christ’s death is both the Paschal sacrifice that accomplishes the definitive redemption of men, through “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”,439 and the sacrifice of the New Covenant, which restores man to communion with God by reconciling him to God through the “blood of the covenant, which was poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins”.440

614 This sacrifice of Christ is unique; it completes and surpasses all other sacrifices.441 First, it is a gift from God the Father himself, for the Father handed his Son over to sinners in order to reconcile us with himself. At the same time it is the offering of the Son of God made man, who in freedom and love offered his life to his Father through the Holy Spirit in reparation for our disobedience.442

In the Gospels we read of the passion before the crucifixion:

The Agony in the Garden. Matthew 26:36-46:

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples,
“Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to feel sorrow and distress. Then he said to them, “My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and keep watch with me.”
He advanced a little and fell prostrate in prayer, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will, but as you will.”
When he returned to his disciples he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour? Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Withdrawing a second time, he prayed again, “My Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass without my drinking it, your will be done!” Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open. He left them and withdrew again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing again. Then he returned to his disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Behold, the hour is at hand when the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners. Get up, let us go. Look, my betrayer is at hand.”​
 
Yes, there is conflict of wills, which is why Jesus suffered, in addition to the physical suffering. In the previous post was the answer that the suffering was “obedience unto death” which means obedience of the human will to the divine will.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church give more detail:

612 The cup of the New Covenant, which Jesus anticipated when he offered himself at the Last Supper, is afterwards accepted by him from his Father’s hands in his agony in the garden at Gethsemani,434 making himself “obedient unto death”. Jesus prays: "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me. . ."435 Thus he expresses the horror that death represented for his human nature. Like ours, his human nature is destined for eternal life; but unlike ours, it is perfectly exempt from sin, the cause of death.436 Above all, his human nature has been assumed by the divine person of the “Author of life”, the “Living One”.437 By accepting in his human will that the Father’s will be done, he accepts his death as redemptive, for "he himself bore our sins in his body on the tree."438

Christ’s death is the unique and definitive sacrifice

613 Christ’s death is both the Paschal sacrifice that accomplishes the definitive redemption of men, through “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”,439 and the sacrifice of the New Covenant, which restores man to communion with God by reconciling him to God through the “blood of the covenant, which was poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins”.440

614 This sacrifice of Christ is unique; it completes and surpasses all other sacrifices.441 First, it is a gift from God the Father himself, for the Father handed his Son over to sinners in order to reconcile us with himself. At the same time it is the offering of the Son of God made man, who in freedom and love offered his life to his Father through the Holy Spirit in reparation for our disobedience.442

In the Gospels we read of the passion before the crucifixion:

The Agony in the Garden. Matthew 26:36-46:

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples,
“Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to feel sorrow and distress. Then he said to them, “My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and keep watch with me.”
He advanced a little and fell prostrate in prayer, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will, but as you will.”
When he returned to his disciples he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour? Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Withdrawing a second time, he prayed again, “My Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass without my drinking it, your will be done!” Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open. He left them and withdrew again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing again. Then he returned to his disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Behold, the hour is at hand when the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners. Get up, let us go. Look, my betrayer is at hand.”​
The conflict between two wills is paradoxical hence it does not allow that the creature functioning. You still didn’t answer to my question: There are many people who suffers more than Jesus in their lives so what was Jesus sacrifice?
 
The conflict between two wills is paradoxical hence it does not allow that the creature functioning. You still didn’t answer to my question: There are many people who suffers more than Jesus in their lives so what was Jesus sacrifice?
Two wills with two natures are present in Jesus Christ and there was functioning, the divine will gives the free human will.

Yes, what was sacrificed was answered. Your question asks what was sacrificed.
 
Two wills with two natures are present in Jesus Christ and there was functioning,
How it could function knowing the fact that two will can conflict with each other?
the divine will gives the free human will.
What do you mean? Jesus has two natures hence he has both Divine and free will.
Yes, what was sacrificed was answered. Your question asks what was sacrificed.
I think you didn’t get my point. I can formulate this for you other way around. Can we call our suffering in this world as sacrifice?
 
How it could function knowing the fact that two will can conflict with each other?

What do you mean? Jesus has two natures hence he has both Divine and free will.

I think you didn’t get my point. I can formulate this for you other way around. Can we call our suffering in this world as sacrifice?
The sacrifice is of our will to do the will of God. Jesus Christ gave that by his obedience unto death. Our suffering may be like that if we imitate Christ.

No conflict because the divine will does not force the human will to be good.
The Christian belief is that Jesus Christ has two natures in one person.

Catechism of the Catholic Church

468 After the Council of Chalcedon, some made of Christ’s human nature a kind of personal subject. Against them, the fifth ecumenical council, at Constantinople in 553, confessed that “there is but one hypostasis [or person], which is our Lord Jesus Christ, one of the Trinity.” 93 Thus everything in Christ’s human nature is to be attributed to his divine person as its proper subject, not only his miracles but also his sufferings and even his death: “He who was crucified in the flesh, our Lord Jesus Christ, is true God, Lord of glory, and one of the Holy Trinity.” 94
 
This is a well accepted fact among Christian that Jesus was able to perform miracles. Why then Jesus didn’t perform a miracle in the court to convince the judge that He is God so he save his life and continue his teaching?
He could have called ten thousand angels
To destroy the world and set him free
He could have called ten thousand angels
But he died alone, for you and me.

youtu.be/zszRzEIxyhc
 
The sacrifice is of our will to do the will of God. Jesus Christ gave that by his obedience unto death. Our suffering may be like that if we imitate Christ.
That is obeying as you mentioned. It has nothing to do with sacrifice.
No conflict because the divine will does not force the human will to be good.
How do you know? What you are saying is only a claim.
 
What was the point of his death?
Our sin. While the Savior was on this Earth, people of all classes rejected Him. In this way as all classes rejected Him, His death atone for the sins of all. My explanation isn’t the best but I hope it will help you.😃
 
That is obeying as you mentioned. It has nothing to do with sacrifice.

How do you know? What you are saying is only a claim.
If there were no free will then there could be no expression of love or malice, and there would be no culpability.

To obey the will of God is a sacrifice of the human desires.

As quoted from the Catechism before “By his obedience unto death, Jesus accomplished the substitution of the suffering Servant”

Collins Dictionary:

obey (verb)
  • to carry out (instructions or orders); comply with (demands)
  • to behave or act in accordance with (one’s feelings, whims, etc)
sacrifice (noun)
  • surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable or of preventing some evil
  • a ritual killing of a person or animal with the intention of propitiating or pleasing a deity
sacrifice (verb)
to make a sacrifice (of); give up, surrender, or destroy (a person, thing, etc)
 
Our sin. While the Savior was on this Earth, people of all classes rejected Him. In this way as all classes rejected Him, His death atone for the sins of all. My explanation isn’t the best but I hope it will help you.😃
That is meaningless to me since God could simply forgive our sins.
 
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