I'm a reformed Protestant and did not make any claims of works-based salvation. Also, I'm not arguing that Jesus isn't a personal savior. He is. He just isn't a only and merely a savior of a bunch of individuals but of households and peoples and nations as covanental bodies. Also, the events of Scripture, including the miracles, either objectively happened or they didnt. If they didn't, the Bible is untrustworthy and therefore isn't a true faith that should be personally or corporately held to. "If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." But we do have to reckon with the fact that the Bible's claims are objective claims and its presentation of truth is absolute, and all of them hinge on the resurrection, which did objectively happen. And I can employ reason and logic and historical analysis and courtroom-like evidences to prove it. But it still takes Spirit-filled humility to *believe* the evidences and have faith (trust) that Christ was raised from the dead.

Glad you didn't take my joke personally! I don't think the events of the bible happening matter. For more on this, I'd have to point you to jordan petersons work, Brett Weinstein talks a bit about it too, but there ie evolutionary benefits to acting as if the bible is true even if it's not. Granted, I DO think it's objectively true, (the gospel anyways) but I don't think that's actually important. It takes away from actual testimony to argue with someone that individual miracles happened. There is no objective evidence, pictures, measurements, etc. I feel like it's better to actually walk away from those conversations than engage and argue them, it's evidence that that person is prideful and thinks the world is 100% material and hasn't had a spiritual event to bring them closer to the Lord. These not happening don't make the bible untrustworthy. For example, genesis isn't describing literal creation, but is allegorical. Doesn't make it less important or applicable or trustworthy.

There is a way to say they happened objectively: direct perception. Unfortunately most of us are still a long ways away from the ability to make that perception. It’s inspiring enough having the perceptions I am already having on the path. PS True faith is that perception only partially conscious.