Can the same be said today? There are thousands of distinct denominations in the world, many of which claim to perform miracles. Yet they have differing, clashing beliefs, and they cast doubts on each other’s miracles. Such confusion could never characterize the Bible’s true miracles. They were unquestionably genuine, as even vehement opponents had to admit.
Add to the modern scene the thousands of pagan religions. Many of them claim to perform miracles by the magical powers of their spirits or gods. The problem is that objective observers can see little difference between the results claimed by pagans and the results claimed by denominations. They both tend to deal in invisible cures and similar spirit-activities. Consider the example of animists, that is, pagans who pray to spirits. They have many different religions in different regions of the world. They often specialize in meetings that are energetic, emotional and highly-charged. Worshipers work themselves up to speak with strange sounds. They claim that spirits have taken possession of them and are speaking spirit languages. They also have interpreters who claim to translate from spirit language into human language. An objective listener, however, would be hard-pressed to distinguish pagan sounds from supposedly Christian sounds. And neither experience resembles the obviously miraculous description of tongues as given in the New Testament.
To discuss such things is not a matter of questioning sincerity or motives. Many pagans believe sincerely in their spirits. They take very seriously their amazing religious experiences. Some of those experiences have no obvious explanation. Likewise, many Christians sincerely believe in their personal experiences. They implicitly trust reports, in part because they see the evident sincerity of the reporters.