Call This Quad the ATV of Nazareth, Because It Can Walk on Water (2024)

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What is the significance of Jesus walking on water in John 6? ›

Jesus didn't come as King in order that we could have everything we want on earth. He did not come to make us rich, famous, or comfortable. Rather, He entered into our humanity to show Himself as the true bread of life (John 6:35). He walked on water so that we may know Him as the incarnate God and glorify Him as so.

Jesus walking on water symbolized God's control over the elements, including the chaotic sea. Believers should not be afraid of the chaotic elements of nature or life, but instead, they should place their complete trust in God.

Keeping our faith strong in Christ is another lesson we can take from this Bible story. At times, faith is kept one step at a time. Jesus will never ask more of us than we are capable of giving. However, once our faith waivers, just as Peter's faith in Jesus and being safe had, we begin to sink.

Scholars who hold that the story records actual events do so on the basis that Jesus, as Son of God, was above the laws of nature; or, in a variation, that Jesus projected an image himself while actually remaining on the shore.

The study concludes that water serves primarily as a symbol of the Spirit and therein symbolizes Jesus. The symbol of water calls a wide variety of readers to a decision and functions as a bridge linking the new identity believers receive when they come to faith in Jesus with the traditions from which they came.

Isaiah 43:3-5) Another thought about “when you pass through the waters”: this phrase implies getting through to the other side with God. Whether it ends with resolving a problem here or taking us home to heaven, God will be with those who love Him and whom He loves.

In the Bible, water is used as a symbol to show several different aspects of God's power. It can be used as a symbol of cleansing as in the ceremonial washings of the Old Testament sacrificial system (eg Exodus 30:18-21, Leviticus 16:4 and 24, 17:15). It can also be used as a symbol of destruction.

Peter was the other man who walked on water with Jesus! Peter did the impossible when he completely relied on Jesus to enable him. But as soon as Peter took his eyes of faith off Jesus and focused on the storm around him, he immediately lost faith and began to sink out of fear.

Figuratively, to “walk on water” is to perform an impossible or godlike task: “When I told him the project had to be done by Tuesday, he made me feel as though I were asking him to walk on water.”

In the New Testament water becomes a sign of rebirth in Jesus' baptism.

What miracles did Jesus perform before walking on water? ›

It's not meant to show that Jesus must be all powerful, because only an all powerful person could walk on water; rather, it's meant to show you that God is doing away with the old law and instituting an un-law in your life, which makes you free from the law.

Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua. So how did we get the name “Jesus”?

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

Figuratively, to “walk on water” is to perform an impossible or godlike task: “When I told him the project had to be done by Tuesday, he made me feel as though I were asking him to walk on water.”

When they came to Jesus, He was already dead so they did not break His legs (John 19:33). Instead, the soldiers pierced His side (John 19:34) to assure that He was dead. In doing this, it is reported that “blood and water came out” (John 19:34), referring to the watery fluid surrounding the heart and lungs.

Matthew 14:22-33 New Century Version (NCV)

It was late, and Jesus was there alone. By this time, the boat was already far away from land. It was being hit by waves, because the wind was blowing against it. Between three and six o'clock in the morning, Jesus came to them, walking on the water.

In essence, Jesus is the living water, providing the necessary spiritual nourishment for our souls to thrive. This metaphor comes to life in John 7:38 where Jesus declares: “Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them”​​.