Why did Jesus walk on water, and what was the significance of it?

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Faith... it was all a leasson to show that if u av faith just as little as a mustard seed, u ca do anything...

The magician; Chris Angel walks on water all the time.

With faith,u can do all things.

Jesus walked on water for two very important reason
Firstly,Joshua a variant of Jesus led the Israelites across the same river.Hence,He was a kind of fulfilling the prophecies and law.
Secondly,He wanted to build the faith of His disciples.One could see this when He asked Peter to join Him afloat.

Abuamam:
The magician; Chris Angel walks on water all the time.

oga abu, its called illusion... U end up seeing what is not there.No man,except Peter has walked on water.

OLAADEGBU:
Why did Jesus walk on water, and what was the significance of it?

There are 2 questions here, having different answers.
1) Why did he walk on water?
2) What was the significance?

For question 2, you can have a multitude of significance depending on how you are ministered to. For example you can draw a significance of "this was to show his disciples that they can do loads of stuff if they have faith".

For question 1,
the answer was simply because he needed to reach a destination, and nothing was going to stop him. If it meant swimming, flying, vanishing, borrowing someone else's boat etc it didn't matter. However the first logical thing that came to mind when he saw the boat at a distance and felt the cool evening wind of the sea against his cheeks was to take a gentle stroll to it while spending time in his thoughts.

The next question that ties into this becomes "HOW was he able to do this"?
Discounting him being God -were it is said that God can do anything, and thinking about Jesus as a human only, this is how:

Take note of the sequence of events

He just heard about the death of John
he was downcast and wanted to seclude himself
The crowd wanted him
he had to push himself up to minister to them
the disciples wanted the crowd to go away
he resisted the disciples and split fish and bread into multiple wholes
at the end of this he realised/understood that these guys/crowd he was was pouring his heart to
could easily turn on him and treat him like John was treated

he then goes up to the mountain with his mixed emotions to pray
in prayer, he acknowledges that no matter the dissapointment he could face by those he's now pouring his heart to
he has to do what he has to do to get to his life's destination.
At this point, power/anointing/determination to move on despite challenges is boiling up in him
he look and sees the boat afar
this is a challenge that is no challenge... he needs to get to the other side
the power to achieve a bigger goal despite any obstacle is pushing him
and so he starts walking
the wind and waters not withstanding

Signifies that Jesus has overcomed every forces, principalities and powers of the Marine Kingdom (the Seas, Rivers, lake, lagoon, and the Oceanic world).
Christ is the Conquerer!

who is Jesus Christ?
In chemistry, He turned water into wine.....
In biology, he was born with a normal
conception......
In physics, He defied gravity by ascending to heaven....
In Economics, He disproved the law of diminishing return by feeding 5000 with only 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread......
In history, He has no begining, no end......
In politics, He came to serve, not to be served.......
In Religion, He is thy way, the truth and thy Life...... ...

JCcb:
oga abu, its called illusion... U end up seeing what is not there.No man,except Peter has walked on water.

How do you create an illusion on camera. He walked on a swimming pool with people swimming under him.

Dynamo walked on the river Thames. How do you fake that?

https://www.nairaland.com/1080950/man-walks-water-bare-feet

op...How do you know there was a person called Jesus who walked on water?

Do you know there is no evidence for the existence of this person save what is claimed in one book?

OP is one of the intellectual slaveholders,keeping mankind in bondage of fantasy. There is no difference between the Op and a drugpusher. They both have the same in common. Jesus,the son of a single parent called Yahweh,walk on water lol

Jesus walked on water to teach the christians faith even if its as small as a mustard seed... i dont see any christains walking on water now, but chris angel does that shit even if its an illusion.. hehehehehehe nawa oooo

Abuamam:


How do you create an illusion on camera. He walked on a swimming pool with people swimming under him.

Dynamo walked on the river Thames. How do you fake that?

https://www.nairaland.com/1080950/man-walks-water-bare-feet

Oga Abu, it's all illusion,mere publicity stunts.Chris Angel and Dynamo are illusionists,they only manipulate the eyes with the tricks of their trade under the open eyes of the cameras,just as in the movies.
No man,except Peter has walked on water afloat.

Sleekydee:


Faith... it was all a leasson to show that if u av faith just as little as a mustard seed, u ca do anything...

Good point.

Who witnessed it -The disciples

Who wrote it -The disciples

Any other eyewitnesses -No!

Why should we believe it- Cause the Bible said so.



Conclusion: The Bible is full of lies and It's writers are deceitful.

herald9:


Who witnessed it -The disciples

Who wrote it -The disciples

Any other eyewitnesses -No!

Why should we believe it- Cause the Bible said so.



Conclusion: The Bible is full of lies and It's writers are deceitful.

Do you believe Abraham Lincoln ever existed?

OLAADEGBU:


Do you believe Abraham Lincoln ever existed?

of course!


The 16th president of the United state...

who was Jesus... the son of God!

lies!

TO HIM THAT BELIEVES, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. That's the significance.

OLAADEGBU:


Do you believe Abraham Lincoln ever existed?

do you believe my mother grandma move mountain, cure the sick and walks on the sky because she doesn't obey the laws of gravity....if you believe my story then I will believe Jesus walks on water

herald9:

of course!


The 16th president of the United state...

who was Jesus... the son of God!

Do you believe it or you witnessed it?

abdulwastecx:


do you believe my mother grandma move mountain, cure the sick and walks on the sky because she doesn't obey the laws of gravity....if you believe my story then I will believe Jesus walks on water

Do you believe it yourself?

OLAADEGBU:


Why did Jesus walk on water, and what was the significance of it?

http://www.gotquestions.org/walking-on-water.html

Answer: The miracle of Jesus walking on the water, recorded in three of the gospels (Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; John 6:16-21), came on the heels of His miraculous feeding of the 5000 with only five loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:17). But it was the miracle of Jesus walking on the water that, more than any other, convinced Jesus’ disciples that He was indeed the Son of God (Matthew 14:32-33).

The story unfolds at the Sea of Galilee which lies in the lower portion of the Jordan Valley in a mountain range that rises to 4,000 feet above sea level. The lake itself is 700 feet below the Mediterranean Sea. One of the more noteworthy aspects of this body of water is that is greatly susceptible to sudden and extremely violent storms. These storms are caused by the cold air rushing down from the mountains surrounding it, colliding with the warm moist air rising off the surface of the water itself.

“When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. When they had rowed three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified. But he said to them, ‘It is I; don’t be afraid.’ Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading” (John 6:16-21).

There are several significant points to recognize about this miracle. First, Matthew tells us that “the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake” (Matthew 14:24-25). Though they were only to travel a short distance from where they were, the storm was so violent that despite all their efforts to control their boat, the storm had driven them nearly four miles out into the very midst of the sea. Being the fourth watch of the night (3:00 AM to 6:00 a.m.), they had been rowing and straining at their oars for upwards to nine hours! They were totally exhausted.

Mark tells us that when the disciples saw Jesus walking on the lake, they thought He was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw Him and were terrified (Mark 6:48-50). And this brings us to the second significant point of this miracle. Jesus always comes to us in the storms of life. This is reminiscent of the words of God to Isaiah: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you” (Isaiah 43:2). The Lord may not come at the time we think He should come, because He knows when we need Him the most. Jesus had waited until the boat was as far from land as possible, when all their hope was gone. In essence, Jesus was testing the disciples’ faith, and this meant removing every human prop. Why did Jesus walk on the water? To show His disciples that the very thing they feared, the raging, seething sea was merely a set of steps for Him to come to them. Often we fear the difficult experiences of life such as illness, loss of loved ones, and financial hardships only to discover that these experiences can bring Jesus closer to us.

But we have to ask: why did they not recognize Jesus? The answer is they were not looking for Him. Had they been waiting by faith, they would have known Him instantly. Instead, they jumped to the false conclusion that His appearance was that of a ghost. The point is this: fear and faith cannot live in the same heart, for fear frequently blinds the eyes to the presence of the Lord.

The third significant point is that Jesus proved Himself to be in command of the elements, something only God can do. He revealed this truth to the disciples who recognized His divinity and responded with a confession of faith in Jesus as God and their worship of Him: “And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God’” (Matthew 14:32-33). This was the first time Jesus was called the Son of God by the disciples, which, in fact, built on what they had said earlier about Him in Matthew 8:27: “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him.” Here they answer their own question: “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Though they had a long way to go in their spiritual understanding, they were growing in their faith in the Lord. Also this was the first time the disciples are said to have worshiped Jesus. In Matthew 2:11, the Magi from the East worshiped Jesus. Later a leper is said to have worshiped Jesus (Matthew 8:2). A synagogue ruler does the same thing in Matthew 9:18. But this is the first time the disciples worshiped Him. It is also important to note that their worship is joined to their confession (Matthew 14:33).

And this is what worship is, acknowledging who God is and praising Him both for who He is and for what He has done. It was in this story that the disciples took the first step and worshiped Jesus as the Son of God.

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/walking-on-water.html#ixzz3Ji19rNLS

OLAADEGBU:


Do you believe it or you witnessed it?

I believe that question was a mouth stopper.