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1 | Why did Jesus walk on water? | John 6:19 | orthodoxy | 5694 | ||
I believe that Christ walked on water to reassure the disciples. Look at the preceeding passages. Christ had just turned down an offer of kingship and lost a significant number of followers. It is not inappropriate to think that the disciples were a bit discouraged. They had thought that Christ was going to shake things up, and would think this till after the ascension, but Christ had just passed up a great opportunity. I think that Christ is showing the disciples that his mission has not changed through this demonstration of sovereignty over the elements. Also, note that this is one of the seven signs that John includes in his gospel. John picked and chose the miracles he included, and has many fewer than the Synoptics. All of the signs demonstrate Christ's mastery over something of importance in popular thought at the time. The first sign, changing water to wine, demonstrates mastery over quality. The second sign, the healing from a distance, demonstrates mastery over space. The third sign, the healing of a congenital disease, demonstrates mastery over time. The fourth sign, the feeding of the five thousand demonstrates mastery over quantity. The fifth sign, the walking on water, demonstrates mastery over natural law. The sixth sign, the healing of the man born blind, demonstrates mastery over common misfortune. The seventh sign, the raising of Lazarus, demonstrates mastery over death. All seven of these things were very powerful concepts in the conceptual climate of the time, and John uses these seven signs to show that Christ is the Lord of all. |
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2 | Messianic prophecy fulfilled? | John 6:19 | Cephas | 5749 | ||
Thank you for your thoughts.Was some messianic prophecy fulfilled in this particular episode? | ||||||
3 | Messianic prophecy fulfilled? | John 6:19 | orthodoxy | 5771 | ||
Except for the promise that the Coming One would be God Himself, I can't think of one. But note that most messianic prophacies are not of the kind that follow a strict prediction/fulfillment pattern. The vast majority are images, shadows, and types. Every item in the tabernacle represents Christ. The lampstand; the light of the world. The table of bread; the bread of life. The ark of the covenant; the glory of God made present. The altar; the place of atonement. The laver; streams of living water. See? Christ's fulfilment of the Old Testament goes far beyond being the specific fulfillment of specifically messianic prophacies. He is the fulfillment of all of history. | ||||||
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