January
24th Jesus
is the Messiah
13:
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his
disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14: And
they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and
others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15: He saith unto them, But
whom say ye that I am? 16: And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou
art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17: And Jesus answered and
said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood
hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18:
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I
will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against
it. 19: And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20:
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he
was Jesus the Christ.
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The Passion of the King Christ must die
21:
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that
he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and
chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the
third day. 22: Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying,
Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23: But he
turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an
offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God,
but those that be of men. 24: Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If
any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me. 25: For whosoever will save his life shall lose
it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26:
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
27: For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his
angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
28: Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall
not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his
kingdom.
Christ
enters into a discussion as to his identity. Who do men say l am? He
asks. There are a few responses. Some say you are John the Baptist,
some say you are Elijah or Jeremiah or one of the Prophets. These
great men of God were like Christ is various ways. Then Christ asks
OK Who do you say l am? Peter steps forward. You are the Messiah, the
Son of the living God. Christ is overjoyed, because this is a direct
revelation from God to Peter. Christ says Peter l will build my
remnant (The Company of Jewish believers who will be the core upon
which Christ will administer his kingdom) on you and your confession.
Peter will have the keys of the Kingdom so that the judgments that
Peter and is fellow judges will make in the kingdom will be ratified
in heaven. From this time forth Christ begins to explain the cross to
his disciples. And so Christ moves into the second phase of his
ministry the Atonement for sin. Peter had no conception of Christ’s
death let alone of his resurrection. And even came to the point of
forbidding the Lord from going to the cross. This shows that the
Gospel of the kingdom which had been preached by John, the twelve and
the seventy had no aspect regarding the cross, resurrection and
ascension. And therefore nobody was saved then, in the sense in which
we know now. Because being saved means to believe in Christ’s
atoning work at the cross. The way for a disciple of Christ to follow
him is to go to the cross with Christ. All the disciples failed to do
this. Christ says that when he comes again with his holy angels he
will reward every man according to his works. There cannot be
anything farther from Grace in that statement. The last phrase is
said on the assumption that the interregnum of the Church will not
come in.
- Why did the people think that Jesus was John the Baptist or Elijah or Jeremiah?
- What is Peter saying by his declaration about Christ?
- What is the difference between the Gospel of the Kingdom and the Gospel of Gods Grace?
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