Jesus stills the storm (Mark 4)
Working through Mark I felt sure there would be some postings on this (from Mathew 8, Mark 4 or Luke 8) I searched and there appears to be nothing.
What does Jesus rebuke? Luke has Him rebuking their lack of faith, Mathew has Him rebuking their timidity and lack of faith. Mark goes slightly further and emphasises their timidity (so timid) and their lack of faith.
Jesus is responding to their question thrown at Him that He did not care if they were perishing.
Was it this that He was adressing or was it their real fear of drowning?
It is all too easy to imagine the frustration of struggling with the storm while your leader lies sleepinh on a cushion. What more natural than to lash out?
Am I right in thinking it is not faith generally that Jesus was rebuking but lack of faith in Him.
Eoghan
member,Thurso Baptist Church
Scotland
specialist subject: Creationist Genetics (Bottleneck effect of the Ark)
interests: holiness (practical theology)
member of Biblical Creation Society (available as a guest speaker in the far north of Scotland)
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