📖 Biblical Definition
Christ and His disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee when a great storm arose. Christ slept in the stern. The disciples woke Him in panic: Master, carest thou not that we perish? He rebuked the wind and the sea: Peace, be still. The wind ceased; there was a great calm. He asked them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? They marveled: What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
STILLING THE S, n.
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A scriptural miracle of Christ; the calming of the storm on the Sea of Galilee.
📖 Key Scripture
Mark 4:38 — "Master, carest thou not that we perish?"
Mark 4:39 — "And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."
Mark 4:40 — "Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?"
Mark 4:41 — "What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity panics in storms; Christ asks where is your faith?
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The disciples' panic in Mark 4 is one of the most under-rebuking moments of Christ's ministry. They had seen miracles; they had heard the parables; they had been with Him for months. Yet a storm scared them into accusing the Lord of indifference: carest thou not that we perish? Christ's rebuke was not just for the wind; it was for them.
Modern Christianity often panics in storms with the same accusation hidden under the panic. The cancer diagnosis, the lost job, the prodigal child — we cry the same line: do you not care? Christ does care; the answer is in His sleeping presence in the boat itself. Peace, be still still works on storms and on hearts. Where is your faith?
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Greek roots below.
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G417 — anemos — wind
G2950 — kuma — wave
Usage
"Modern Christianity panics in storms; Christ asks where is your faith?"
"The disciples accused the Lord of indifference; the answer was His sleeping presence in the boat."
"Peace, be still still works on storms and on hearts."