Who do you say that I am?

Jesus asks the disciples, the following:

Matthew 16:13-20 (Amplified Bible)13 Now when Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, Who do people say that the Son of Man is? 14 And they answered, Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. 15 He said to them, But who do you [yourselves] say that I am? 16 Simon Peter replied, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 Then Jesus answered him, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and [a]to be envied) are you, Simon Bar-Jonah. For flesh and blood [men] have not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are [b]Peter [Greek, Petros—a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, petra—a [c]huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the [d]infernal region) shall [e]not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it]. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth [f]must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth [g]must be what is already loosed in heaven.(A) 20 Then He sternly and strictly charged and warned the disciples to tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.

Ask yourself that question. Who do you say that Christ is? Lord, liar, lunatic. If He’s Lord no problem. If He’s a liar were screwed. If He’s a lunatic then we are all living on the funny farm. Historically, philosophically and scienticfically Jesus meets all the criteria for Messiahship. We decide wheather the evidence is persuasive enough to consider and make a decision from there. Some might say, “well , God calls who he calls and I just dont know if I am saved”. Well you know enough not to stick your hand in the fire, common sense calls us to read the scripture and be fully persuaded by what it says concerning Christ. Romans 10: 9-10 gives a clear example of how we can have assurance of our salvation. Salvation is simple when theology doesnt get in the way.

In His Service,
Jeremy L.Evans