Our Paragraph topic is: (Peter's confession) Part 3.
And now it came down to the disciples. They had heard what the people were saying about Christ. Who was this man? Was he the Messiah? Was he a Prophet? Was he John the Baptist come back to life? Was he Elias? Who was Christ? There were questions on the minds of the people and even questions on the minds of the disciples. They did not truly know. They had no answer, even though they walked with him and talked with him everyday. He had called them to be his disciples and they followed. They wanted to be disciples because something in them wanted to change their lives from the ordinary.
But they did not know who he was. They did not have an idea whose footsteps they walked in. They did not know the light that they followed was that of Christ and the God the father. They wanted to know. They wanted to believe. They wanted to see. But they did not know. He was a good man. Christ was a gentle man. Christ was a man different from any other man. For he made miracles. He walked on water. He made the lame walk, the blind see, the deaf here and cured the lepers. He was like no other man. Yet they still did not know who he was. So he asked them: He said to them, "But who do you say that I am? "
The moment of truth had arrived. What did the disciples think. What did the disciples believe. What did the disciples know. Who do you say that I am, Christ asked them? Who do we say that he is today, is his question to each and everyone of us? What do we believe? Do these words come from a relic, old book? Are these words relevant today? Why is it important what I believe or what I say that he is today? If asked, if a poll were taken on the streets, what would people say. Most church going people would say that Christ was the Son of God the father. Most others would say that he is the Savior. Some would even say that he was a prophet. And even others would say that he was a great man. But what do you say, I would ask, to those who are reading this post?
Does he have any meaning to you, today? What would you say? What do you believe? We live in a world that demands all of who we are, yet we do not know ourselves. Are we all flesh? Are we body and soul? Are we spirit. How do we know? Is this something that we are taught in church? But do we believe it? Do we know it? Or are we just who we are in this world? Christ wants to know who you say he is? For within that knowledge, within that awareness of him is the awareness of ourselves. We did not live and walk this earth when Christ came to this earth, to this planet, to this physical realm. We did not walk in his footsteps, hear his spoken words, see his miracles, touch him in his physical body. All we have today is his words passed down through the writings of the disciples with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Yet who do we say that he is?
Is he the Messiah? Is he the Savior? Is he the Son of the Father? Is he the Anointed One? Is he the Lamb? Is he the Light of the World? Is he our spirit and life, our body and blood? Is he the life within us? Christ came that may have life; for before him there was death. God decreed that if Adam eat of the forbidden fruit that he would surely die. And mankind died on that day. Christ came to give life to those who believed in him and the Father who sent him. Do you have life within you? Is he the life within you? Then, you are more than you know. You are spirit. You are life. You are love. Come know the truth of who you are. Follow the path before you and know the life that is within you. Christ awaits you. God the Father loves you.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in!
And now it came down to the disciples. They had heard what the people were saying about Christ. Who was this man? Was he the Messiah? Was he a Prophet? Was he John the Baptist come back to life? Was he Elias? Who was Christ? There were questions on the minds of the people and even questions on the minds of the disciples. They did not truly know. They had no answer, even though they walked with him and talked with him everyday. He had called them to be his disciples and they followed. They wanted to be disciples because something in them wanted to change their lives from the ordinary.
But they did not know who he was. They did not have an idea whose footsteps they walked in. They did not know the light that they followed was that of Christ and the God the father. They wanted to know. They wanted to believe. They wanted to see. But they did not know. He was a good man. Christ was a gentle man. Christ was a man different from any other man. For he made miracles. He walked on water. He made the lame walk, the blind see, the deaf here and cured the lepers. He was like no other man. Yet they still did not know who he was. So he asked them: He said to them, "But who do you say that I am? "
The moment of truth had arrived. What did the disciples think. What did the disciples believe. What did the disciples know. Who do you say that I am, Christ asked them? Who do we say that he is today, is his question to each and everyone of us? What do we believe? Do these words come from a relic, old book? Are these words relevant today? Why is it important what I believe or what I say that he is today? If asked, if a poll were taken on the streets, what would people say. Most church going people would say that Christ was the Son of God the father. Most others would say that he is the Savior. Some would even say that he was a prophet. And even others would say that he was a great man. But what do you say, I would ask, to those who are reading this post?
Does he have any meaning to you, today? What would you say? What do you believe? We live in a world that demands all of who we are, yet we do not know ourselves. Are we all flesh? Are we body and soul? Are we spirit. How do we know? Is this something that we are taught in church? But do we believe it? Do we know it? Or are we just who we are in this world? Christ wants to know who you say he is? For within that knowledge, within that awareness of him is the awareness of ourselves. We did not live and walk this earth when Christ came to this earth, to this planet, to this physical realm. We did not walk in his footsteps, hear his spoken words, see his miracles, touch him in his physical body. All we have today is his words passed down through the writings of the disciples with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Yet who do we say that he is?
Is he the Messiah? Is he the Savior? Is he the Son of the Father? Is he the Anointed One? Is he the Lamb? Is he the Light of the World? Is he our spirit and life, our body and blood? Is he the life within us? Christ came that may have life; for before him there was death. God decreed that if Adam eat of the forbidden fruit that he would surely die. And mankind died on that day. Christ came to give life to those who believed in him and the Father who sent him. Do you have life within you? Is he the life within you? Then, you are more than you know. You are spirit. You are life. You are love. Come know the truth of who you are. Follow the path before you and know the life that is within you. Christ awaits you. God the Father loves you.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in!
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