Mark 4:35-41 And the same day, when the even was come, he said to them, Let us pass over to the other side.… Mark 4:35-41. Christ and his disciples in the storm. The service of Christ - I. CONSISTING IN OBEDIENCE, SYMPATHY, AND CO-OPERATION, II. INVOLVING HARDSHIP AND APPARENT RISK. III. A TRIAL AND DISCIPLINE OF FAITH. 1. Left to the realization of imminent destruction. 2. Discovering the weakness of the carnal nature. 3. Affording opportunity for the moral teaching of the Master. IV. A REVELATION OF THE DIGNITY AND POWER OF CHRIST. "This is the first of a second group of miracles. Those before mentioned are cures of bodily disease. These are deliverances from other adverse influences - the elements of nature, evil spirits, End the sins of men. Christ has authority also over these" (Godwin, on Matthew 8:23). "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" The great inference: Although indefinite, yet practically a complete demonstration of Christ's Godhood. - M. Parallel Verses KJV: And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.WEB: On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let's go over to the other side." |
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