Opinions of who Jesus is vary. This was true in ancient times and it is
still true today. This lesson explores
the person of Jesus.
Luke
9:20-22 NASB And
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered
and said, "The Christ of God." (21) But
He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone, (22) saying,
"The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and
chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third
day."
Jesus asked, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter’s reply “The Christ of God.” The Bible is very direct in identifying who
Jesus is. Luke 2:11the angels say, “for
today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ
the Lord.” Again in Luke 4:41 “ Demons
also were coming out of many, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But
rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be
the Christ.”
This was the first time the disciples make this
confession. They had been following Jesus,
listening to His teaching, and taking in all He did and said. He is the Christ of God. Their confession even tells us who sent
Jesus. We must remember that Christ is
not a name it is a title, which means Messiah.
Jesus, in verse 22 refers to himself as the Son of
Man. Jesus Christ the second part of the Godhead came to earth with the sole
purpose of redeeming sinful man. He put
on human flesh and became the Son of Man.
He is the Suffering Servant. The followers of Jesus could not understand
this part. Isaiah 52 clearly foretold
the fate of the Son of Man.
He is the Victorious Savior. In verse 22, Jesus foretells of His death but
he also tells of His victory on the third day.
Come
back next week God has something to say to Peter, John and James about Jesus’ identity.
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