Friday, September 7, 2007

What did Jesus mean?

Luke 8: 22-25
22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So they got into a boat and set out.

23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.

25 "Where is your faith?" he asked his disciples.

In fear and amazement they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him."
"Where is your faith?" What did jesus really mean by asking them where is their faith? did he mean if they had faith, the squall wouldn't have come on the lake? or did he mean if they had faith, they could have calm down the situation?

I dont think that was what jesus asked them. If he did ask them "where is your faith" then it wasn't the right thing for him to ask because he knew very well their faith couldn't have calm down the squall. I think this might be what he could have said "you didn't have faith the squall is harmless to us?"

That story is a secondary data, somebody collected it and was put in the Bible. You weren't there so do I and for that we can't confirm the validity of what he really said, but we are all entitled to our views and i hope you wont judge me. You guys knows all perhaps you can best explain it to me?

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