Who Is Jesus?

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Read Matthew 16:13-17 NKJV, and consider the following.

If Peter was a present-day bishop who had a doctorate in theology at a prestige theological seminary this would be his answer to Jesus.

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“Jesus said, “Who do people say that I, the Son of Man, am” “

And his disciples answered and said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Then Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered and said,

“Thou art the Logos, existing in the Father as His rationality and then, by an act of His will, being generated, in consideration of the various functions by which God is related to his creation, but only on the fact that Scripture speaks of a Father, and a Son, and a Holy Spirit, each member of the Trinity being coequal with every other member, and each acting inseparably with and interpenetrating every other member, with only an economic subordination within God, but causing no division which would make the substance no longer simple.”

And Jesus answered and said, “What?”

Source: SOLI (Slightly modified)

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10 responses to “Who Is Jesus?”

  1. Love this! Thank God Peter had not gone to seminary!

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    1. Praise the Lord. He kept it simple and received the revelation.

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    1. Thank you, my friend.

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  2. And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
    Matthew 21:16

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    1. Wisdom comes from a child. Thanks for sharing this verse.

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  3. So true- we can complicate the simple truths of the gospel

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    1. Indeed, we do complicate the Word of God with our educational system.

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