Section 4
Verse 25 says, "And He said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid and mar veled, saying to one another, Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?" Here we see that after quelling the storm, the Lord rebuked the disciples, asking them, "Where is your faith?"
FAITH BASED ON THE WORD
OF THE LORD
According to the New Testament, faith is al ways based on the word of the Lord. If we did not have a word from the Lord, we would not have any basis for our faith. The Lord's word produces faith. Faith, therefore, is based on the word of the Lord. What was the word given to the disciples by the Lord in this instance? It was the word recorded in verse 22: "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." Since the Lord had spoken this word, certainly He would ful fill it.
In 8:22-25 the disciples had not only the Lord's word but the Lord Himself. He was with the disciples in the boat. In that situation the disciples had the word of the Lord and the Lord Himself.
Since the disciples had both the Lord's word