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Confessing Your Faith in Jesus - Matt. 16:13-20
“Worry is misuse of your imagination.” - Mark Gregston
In the next chapters we will see Jesus make a “bee-line” for the cross. But first He needs His disciples to understand 2 things – Who He is, and what He is going to do in this ‘first coming.’
Christ enters Caesar’s city, “the gates of Hell” - V. 13a
This city was built to honor Caesar Augustus, who had died in AD 14. There was a Temple there to worship him. They had coins with his face on them: Some said “Caesar is Lord,” others proclaimed him the Son of God.
The crowds don’t really understand who Jesus is - V. 13b-14
The Son of God, the Creator of mankind had become a man, and He liked calling Himself the Son of Man. That He is referring to Himself is clear from verse 15 when He says, “But who do you say that I am?”
Jesus wants to make sure His disciples do understand - V. 15-16
You in verse 15 is in the plural. Jesus is addressing all twelve of the disciples before Him!
In contrast to the dead and impotent gods and idols around them in Caesarea Philippi and the world, Peter declared that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the LIVING God!
Unless you believe that I AM, you will die in your sins. - John 8:24
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. - Romans 10:9
Three things that are true of all believers - V. 17-20
True believers have been blessed by God - V. 17
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him. And I will raise him up at the last day. - John 6:44
True believers are part of God’s great church - V. 18
Jesus was probably smiling as He made a play on words in verse 18. Peter is Petros, one small rock. Petra is a rock mass. Peter the rock would be part of a larger Petra rock, the foundation of which is Jesus Himself.
True believers have authority to represent Christ - V. 19
Verse 19 is in the singular, specifically referring to Peter as a key leader in the early church. But in Matthew 18 in the second reference to the church Jesus makes clear this kind of authority is for churches full of believers. Believers possess delegated authority to act as Christ would if He was physically here (Matt. 28:18-20).
Rabbis used the terms binding and loosing to speak of what was permissible according to the law. Christians now have the authority to evaluate all things by the Word of God alone, not the words of popes or preachers who aren’t speaking biblical truth.
“It is the church on earth carrying out Heaven’s decisions, not Heaven ratifying the church’s decision.” - Albright and Mann
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Confessing Your Faith in Jesus - Matt. 16:13-20
“Worry is misuse of your imagination.” - Mark Gregston
In the next chapters we will see Jesus make a “bee-line” for the cross. But first He needs His disciples to understand 2 things – Who He is, and what He is going to do in this ‘first coming.’
Christ enters Caesar’s city, “the gates of Hell” - V. 13a
This city was built to honor Caesar Augustus, who had died in AD 14. There was a Temple there to worship him. They had coins with his face on them: Some said “Caesar is Lord,” others proclaimed him the Son of God.
The crowds don’t really understand who Jesus is - V. 13b-14
The Son of God, the Creator of mankind had become a man, and He liked calling Himself the Son of Man. That He is referring to Himself is clear from verse 15 when He says, “But who do you say that I am?”
Jesus wants to make sure His disciples do understand - V. 15-16
You in verse 15 is in the plural. Jesus is addressing all twelve of the disciples before Him!
In contrast to the dead and impotent gods and idols around them in Caesarea Philippi and the world, Peter declared that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the LIVING God!
Unless you believe that I AM, you will die in your sins. - John 8:24
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. - Romans 10:9
Three things that are true of all believers - V. 17-20
True believers have been blessed by God - V. 17
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him. And I will raise him up at the last day. - John 6:44
True believers are part of God’s great church - V. 18
Jesus was probably smiling as He made a play on words in verse 18. Peter is Petros, one small rock. Petra is a rock mass. Peter the rock would be part of a larger Petra rock, the foundation of which is Jesus Himself.
True believers have authority to represent Christ - V. 19
Verse 19 is in the singular, specifically referring to Peter as a key leader in the early church. But in Matthew 18 in the second reference to the church Jesus makes clear this kind of authority is for churches full of believers. Believers possess delegated authority to act as Christ would if He was physically here (Matt. 28:18-20).
Rabbis used the terms binding and loosing to speak of what was permissible according to the law. Christians now have the authority to evaluate all things by the Word of God alone, not the words of popes or preachers who aren’t speaking biblical truth.
“It is the church on earth carrying out Heaven’s decisions, not Heaven ratifying the church’s decision.” - Albright and Mann