Another scientist has expressed his lack of faith. Doron Nof (also wrote articles regarding the parting of the Red-Sea and the Flood), a professor of oceanography at Florida State University is trying to use science to prove that our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ walked on ice and not water.
Nof’s article (http://www.doronnof.net/files/kinneret.pdf)
The articles theory states that rare atmospheric condition with an odd mixture of water may have caused a thin layer of ice, which might explain how the Lord did such a magnificent feat. Similarly the article is tied in with global warming.
What Nof failed to put in to his report is scripture. He went to great lengths with graphs, calculations and charts but no scripture. Now I am not saying that he is an atheist but I am saying that he should not try to explain something that is not meant to be explained, hence the idea that it is a “miracle.”
Matthew 14:22-32 (also Mark 6:45-56, John 6:15-21) clearly states that the ship that the disciples were in was being tossed with the waves for the wind was contrary (verse 24). Mark and John do not reference Peter walking on water as Matthew does in verse 29; however we are lead to believe from God’s word that there was a storm going on, partly to illustrate Peter’s faith.
Now it does not take a genius to figure out if waves are tossing a ship around with wind here and there, that there is no way that the water could have been frozen. Sure it could have been slushy, or even have chunks of ice floating here and there, but if that was the case, then the ship most certainly would have sustained heavy damage.
I am also not saying that Nof could be wrong, Jesus very well could have put ice where he was standing, but the Bible does not tell us this. The greater lesson is that we should trust God and his word and not question how this happened. The perfect example of this is Peter. As he is walking to the Lord he notices that there is a storm going on and he becomes afraid, causing him to sink.
What it boils down to is that all of the miracles in the Bible are just that, “miracles.” They don’t need scientific explanation; they just need to be interpreted as God’s awesome power.