Who do people say that Jesus is?
- John the Baptist (Matthew 14:1-2)
- Elijah (Malachi 4:5-6)
- The Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:15-18)
- Jeremiah (2 Maccabees 2:4-8)
- but not the Messiah!
Who do you say that Jesus is?
- The Messiah/Christ
- Son of the living God
- Fully man, fully God
- Lord and Savior
Some difficulties
- On this rock I will build my church
- The gates of Hades
- The keys of the Kingdom
Death and resurrection
- From then on…
- The ideal Messiah
- The rebuke of Jesus
What do we learn from this?
- Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God!
- Christianity without the cross is worthless
- We can turn from prophets to false prophets if we are not continuously connected to God