There is a profession of Christ's Sonship to God

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III


There is a profession of Christ's Sonship to God in the miracle of walking on the sea. This miracle implies His Divinity because it is a miraculous dominion over nature. The Lord Jesus Christ walked on the water in a wonderful miraculous way the disciples had never seen. Then St. Peter said to Him: "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." When the Lord permitted him, Peter walked on the water by the power of the Lord, then doubted and sank, and the Lord saved him. What happened after that? The Gospel says: "Then those who were in the boat came and worshipped Him, saying, 'Truly You are the Son of God'" (Matt. 14:25-33). Did the disciples mean by the word 'Son' ordinary sonship like the rest of God's children? This is impossible because walking on water and allowing one's disciple to walk on water is not an aspect of being one of God's children. That is why the disciples worshipped Christ while using the expression 'Son of God. Their worship was a profession that Christ is the Son of God and that His Sonship is unique and of extraordinary miraculous dominion over wind and water.