Mercy on the Deck, Mercy in the Deep

Were the pagan sailors who fell on their knees in Jonah 1:16 actually saved? Jonah is hurled into the sea, the storm stops, and the men who watched it happen worship the LORD by name with sacrifices and vows. In four short verses, we see the unstoppable mercy of God reaching sinners on the deck while pursuing his runaway prophet into the deep. And in the shape of a man hurled into the storm of God's wrath while others stand at peace on the deck, the cross of Jesus Christ comes into view.