Reading the Bible with RC glasses removes all the power from the Scriptures. Our religiously correct friends see that Jesus here is demonstrating to His disciples that He is the Son of God in a show of great power. It is obvious that Jesus is the Son of God when He performs such miracles, but He undoubtedly is trying to jar our thinking so we will release our pitiful limitations and step into our destiny as the ruling class.
If He only was trying to show that He is the Son of God, He could have responded to Peter's "“Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away” by saying, "Have faith in Me. For assuredly I say to you, if I say to this mountain 'be removed and be cast into the sea', I will have whatever I say."
If Jesus had said this, we would all be okay with that. These words coming out of anyone else's mouth would sound like an outrageous claim, so arrogant and boastful. But, He actually didn't say that. He looked each of them in the eyes and said, paraphrased, "SURELY, if you have faith in God, any of you who says to this mountain, 'Be removed and cast into the sea....'
Now if I accept what Jesus says at face value and refuse to fall into the ranks of unbelieving RCs, I risk persecution. I will undoubtedly sound prideful and arrogant, almost blasphemous. If I am not used to talking this way, then it will even make me uncomfortable hearing the words come out of my mouth.
But all I'm doing is changing a few pronouns to make what Jesus said about me a personal confession, which is the logical application of this lesson.
Once you have done it a few times, it doesn't sound unnatural anymore. It actually builds your faith and causes the Spiritual Man in you to rise up!
Go ahead and try it. Say it over and over until faith comes! Say, "I have faith in God. Assuredly, Jesus said to me, if I say to this (any) mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and do not doubt in my heart, but believe that those things I say will be done, I will have whatever I say!"
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