Thread: Why did Peter begin to sink! Matthew 14 verses 14 - 33
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Why did Peter begin to sink! Matthew 14 verses 14 - 33
Posted : 30 Sep, 2018 05:01 AM
From the NASB
Matthew 14:14
When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.
Mat 14:15
When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, �This place is desolate and the hour is already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.�
Mat 14:16
But Jesus said to them, �They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!�
Mat 14:17
They *said to Him, �We have here only five loaves and two fish.�
Mat 14:18
And He said, �Bring them here to Me.�
Mat 14:19
Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds,
Mat 14:20
and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets.
Mat 14:21
There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.
Mat 14:22
Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.
Mat 14:23
After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone.
Mat 14:24
But the boat was already a long distance from the land, battered by the waves; for the wind was contrary.
Mat 14:25
And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea.
Mat 14:26
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, �It is a ghost!� And they cried out in fear.
Mat 14:27
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, �Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.�
Mat 14:28
Peter said to Him, �Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.�
Mat 14:29
And He said, �Come!� And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
Mat 14:30
But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, �Lord, save me!�
Mat 14:31
Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, �You of little faith, why did you doubt?�
Mat 14:32
When they got into the boat, the wind stopped.
Matthew 14:33
And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, �You are certainly God�s Son
Hello everyone,
Yes the truthseeker is at it one more time, to get you to THINK about what you have been told, and what you believe.
This section of the Scriptures has been taught many times over the years, almost every person teaching from this Scripture says, the reason Peter had begun to sink was that Peter had taken his eyes off of Messiah. IS this true, OR could there be another reason.
The REAL answer will not be found in most of the translations, but in the language the Word had been originally written in, namely the Greek language.
The reason why Peter had begun to sink is found in verses 27 - 31
Matthew 14: 26
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, �It is a ghost!� And they cried out in fear.
Mat 14:27
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, �Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.�
Mat 14:28
Peter said to Him, �Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.�
Mat 14:29
And He said, �Come!� And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
Mat 14:30
But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, �Lord, save me!�
Mat 14:31
Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, �You of little faith, why did you doubt?�
Mat 14:32
When they got into the boat, the wind stopped.
Mat 14:33
And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, �You are certainly God�s Son!�
Lets discuss Messiahs answer to the disciples seeing him walking upon the water, verses 26 - 27
Let us also discuss Messiahs response to Peters request to be saved, verses 30 - 31
I looked at 28 translations and only 3 have a good understanding of verse 27.
Why did Peter begin to sink! Matthew 14 verses 14 - 33
Posted : 13 Oct, 2018 08:38 PM
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Luke 11:27,28: As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave You birth and nursed You." Jesus replied, Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and **OBEY IT**!"
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John 14:21,23,24: Jesus says, "Whoever has My commmands and **KEEPS THEM** is the one who loves Me... Anyone who loves Me will **OBEY MY TEACHING**, My Father will love them, and We will come to them and make Our home with them. Anyone who does not love Me will not obey My teaching.
I Corinthians 9:21: I am not free from God's law but **AM UNDER **CHRIST'S LAW**!!
John 15:10,14: Jesus says, "If you **KEEP MY COMMANDS**, you will remain in My love... My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are My friends if you do what I command!!"
Acts 5:32: God exalted to Him to His own right hand as Prince and Savior that He might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. We are witnesses to these things and so is the **HOLY SPIRIT**, **WHOM GOD HAS GIVEN TO THOSE **WHO OBEY HIM**!
I John 3:24: The one who **KEEPS GOD'S COMMANDS** lives in Him, and He in them And this is how we know He lives in us. We know it by the Spirit He gave us!!
John 5:2,3: This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and **CARRYING OUT HIS COMMANDS**. In fact, this is love for God: to **KEEP HIS COMMANDS**! And His commands are not burdensome!
Acts 22:14,15: Ananias said to Paul, "The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from His mouth. You will be His witness to all people of what you have seen and heard!"
There are about 400 New Testament commands which God's saints should all strive to keep with the hope of countless eternal **REWARDS** for faithful and loving service!!
Revelation 22:12 Jesus says, �Behold I am coming soon! My **REWARD** is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done!�
Matthew 16:27: Jesus says, �The Son of Man is going to come in His Father's glory with His angels and THEN He will **REWARD** each person according to what he has done!"
John 16:12-14: Jesus says, "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own, he will only speak what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify Me because it is from Me that he will receive what he will make known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from Me what he will make known to you!" {The Holy Spirit inspired all the words written in the New Testament by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Peter, James and Jude!}
John 17:6,8: Jesus says, "I have revealed You to those whom You gave Me out of the world. They were yours, You gave them to Me and they have **OBEYED YOUR WORD**... For I gave them the words you gave to Me and they accepted them!
Luke 6:46-49: Jesus says, "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord' and do not do what I say?? As for everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and **PUTS THEM INTO PRACTICE**, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears My words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete!"
John 12:48: Jesus says, "There is a judge for the one who does not accept My Words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the Last Day!"
Romans 6:17,18; But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to **OBEY FROM YOUR HEART** the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and become slaves to righteousness!
I Peter 1:22-25: Now that you have purified yourselves by **OBEYING THE TRUTH** so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply from the heart. For you have been born again through the Living and Enduring Word of God... And this is the Word that was preached to you!
