Your automatic, knee jerk reaction may be to shout NO!
But think about it.
I think this topic is similar to how most preachers keep repeating, “Jesus spoke about hell more than He spoke about heaven”.
Once a popular pastor makes some riveting remark, many other Christian leaders pick up on it and echo it, without checking it out.
According to Strong’s Concordance, there are 104 references to heaven associated with Jesus, but only 28 references to hell associated with Jesus.
Back to how Jesus operated His divine power, while abandoning many of His celestial privileges, to identify with ordinary humans.
Jesus used His divine power for His own benefit when He walked on water, told Nathanael that He saw him under a fig tree, entered a locked room without opening the door, calmed the storm, vanished when done talking with two disciples He met on the road to Emmaus, passed through the midst of the mob that wanted to throw Him down a cliff.
There are also other times when Jesus mysteriously evaded enemies.
In John 8:59, after claiming, "Before Abraham was born, I am," the Pharisees picked up stones to kill him for blasphemy, but Jesus hid himself and left the temple.
When Jesus walked on the water, He also performed another miracle that benefited Him and His disciples.
They had spent roughly 9 hours fighting the headwind and were stuck in the dead Center of the lake. At minimum they still had 4 hrs yet to go.
They were exhausted and still miles from safety. The exact moment Jesus stepped into the vessel, God bypassed time and physical distance entirely.
Instead of spending the rest of the morning rowing to shore, the boat was instantly docked at Capernaum.
The Gospel accounts show a double miracle took place on the water that night: Jesus stilled the violent weather, and He instantly transported the disciples to their final destination.
Note that with no storm, normal time to cross from the middle of the lake to Capernaum would be about 5-8 hours.
But think about it.
I think this topic is similar to how most preachers keep repeating, “Jesus spoke about hell more than He spoke about heaven”.
Once a popular pastor makes some riveting remark, many other Christian leaders pick up on it and echo it, without checking it out.
According to Strong’s Concordance, there are 104 references to heaven associated with Jesus, but only 28 references to hell associated with Jesus.
Back to how Jesus operated His divine power, while abandoning many of His celestial privileges, to identify with ordinary humans.
Jesus used His divine power for His own benefit when He walked on water, told Nathanael that He saw him under a fig tree, entered a locked room without opening the door, calmed the storm, vanished when done talking with two disciples He met on the road to Emmaus, passed through the midst of the mob that wanted to throw Him down a cliff.
There are also other times when Jesus mysteriously evaded enemies.
In John 8:59, after claiming, "Before Abraham was born, I am," the Pharisees picked up stones to kill him for blasphemy, but Jesus hid himself and left the temple.
When Jesus walked on the water, He also performed another miracle that benefited Him and His disciples.
They had spent roughly 9 hours fighting the headwind and were stuck in the dead Center of the lake. At minimum they still had 4 hrs yet to go.
They were exhausted and still miles from safety. The exact moment Jesus stepped into the vessel, God bypassed time and physical distance entirely.
Instead of spending the rest of the morning rowing to shore, the boat was instantly docked at Capernaum.
The Gospel accounts show a double miracle took place on the water that night: Jesus stilled the violent weather, and He instantly transported the disciples to their final destination.
Note that with no storm, normal time to cross from the middle of the lake to Capernaum would be about 5-8 hours.
