"You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."
Home “ When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “ Who do people say the Son of Man is? ” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “ You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. ” [Matthew 16:13-16] "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." E verything hinges on getting the answer to this question right: Who is Jesus Christ? The crowds knew Jesus was unusual, but nobody could figure out why. Their best explanation—he was a rerun of one of their heroes—fell short of the truth. It matters because if Jesus is just the latest in a long line, then we’ll always be waiting for someone else to come along and upstage him. His relevance would diminish over time, and his importance would fade. But since Jesus is the One and Only, we cannot afford to make a...