Jesus asked his disciples in Matthew 16.13, "Who do people say that I am?" This question elicited a number of responses, none of them correct. Then Jesus asks his disciples again in verse 15, "But who do you say I am?" Peter gets the right answer when he says that Jesus is the Messiah, the very son of God. Jesus affirms that answer in the verses that follow, and says "My Father in heaven has revealed this to you."
The question about Jesus' identity is not one with multiple correct answers. Survey members of our society about who Jesus is and you may get as many unique answers as you have responses. But this lack of agreement about Jesus doesn't change the fact that Jesus is who he says he is. He is the one and only Son of God, and Savior of the world. As Pastor Perry mentioned this morning, what we choose to believe about Jesus doesn't change who he is.
It is essential that we get the right answer to the question of who Jesus is. There is only one right answer, and it's our hope and prayer that you accept the Bible's testimony about who Jesus is, that you take Jesus at his word. Our understanding of life's purpose and our place in this world depends on it. And our eternity depends on it.
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