Text: For Moses wrote that if a person could be perfectly good and hold out against temptation all his life and never sin once, only then could he be pardoned and saved. But the "salvation" that comes through faith says, "you don't need to search the Heavens to find Christ.and bring him down to help you,' ' you don't need to go among the dead to bring Christ back to life again." For salvation comes from trusting Christ, which is what we preach,it is already within easy reach for each of us ; in fact, it is as near as our own hearts and mouths. For if you tell others with your own mouth that Jesus Christ is your Lord and believe in your own heart, that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in his heart that a man becomes right with God; and with his mouth, he tells others of his faith; confirming his "salvation." Through his "confession" is made unto salvation. 'Grace through faith in Christ". For the scriptures tells us that no one who believes in Christ will never be disappointed. How can anyone be saved unless they believe in him? Or never heard about him? How can you love him, If you don't know Him? We must step out and proclaim Him in this troubled world.
Their are two paths to the Gospel text today.
" One in which we see Jesus as the stiller of the storm; as the one who brings peace to those who sail through life in the boat called the Church.
" Two" in which we see Jesus as the one who bestows power; to those who as a part of his church, are willing to take a chance. to leap. We can leap Because we have a God who is sure to save. The way has been prepared. The invitation to God has been extended. Reach out, we need only to draw near him through our faith.
Immediately he challenge the disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side while He dismissed the crowds. And after He had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came Jesus was there alone. But, by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning Jesus came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw him, they were terrified saying, "It is a "ghost!" and they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them. and said, " Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid. Peter answered him, " Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.
Jesus said: Come." So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and began sinking, he cried out, "Lord, save me." Jesus immediately reached out His hand and caught him, saying to him, " You of so little faith, why did you doubt?" When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat, said " Truly you are the Son of God." (Matt14:22-33).
There is another side of a man's modern day story, who wanted to show his courage, after reading Peters story in Matthew's Gospel. (14:22-33). Their was a young man who was as brash as Peter.
This young man wanted to be a lion tamer. He read books on lion taming, He talked to lion tamers
every chance He got, He visited the Zoo to look at the lions. Then one night after the zoo closed, The young man with the lion tamer book in his hands, scaled the fence and landed in the lions den. Well, you know what happened. The next morning they found some bones, bits and pieces of clothing, and a torn up book on lion taming. Jesus would have told him, what He probably told Peter, " Look before leap!
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