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Let’s give a Confession of Christ like Peter

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Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

[Matthew 16 :16]

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Jesus had been preaching the gospel of heaven for 3 years since he was 30 years old. And he had trained his disciples on how to preach the gospel of heaven after he was gone.

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Today, Jesus and his disciples went to Caesarea at Philippi.

This place is about 25 km away from the Sea of Galilee toward the north.

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When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,

"Who do people say the Son of Man is?" Jesus was curious how they would answer.

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After they heard his question, each of them told Jesus about the things they had heard. “Some say Jesus is like John the Baptist.”

John the Baptist was the one who had died as a martyr shouting the gospel of heaven in the desert.

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“Some say Jesus is a prophet like Elijah.” Elijah was a great prophet from The Old Testament, whom people adored, because he did not die and was called up to heaven on a chariot of fire.

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And another disciple said,

“Also some say Jesus is like Jeremiah.” Jeremiah was a great prophet who was also called as the prophet of tears because he was soft-hearted.

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After hearing the answers of the disciples Jesus asked them,

“But what about you? Who do you say I am?”

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After getting that question, the oldest disciple named Peter answered to Jesus, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God and Messiah who came to the earth to save us.”

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After hearing the answer of Peter, Jesus spoke with a very happy face, “Peter, blessed are you. This confession that you have spoken cannot come from human. God has made it known to you. You are a very blessed person.” Jesus had given Peter a compliment.

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Jesus continued, “Peter, as the meaning of your name is Rock, I will build my church on your rock-like confession. Any strength of Satan will not overcome it.”

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“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Jesus gave Peter great authority because of his confession.

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Peter exactly spoke who Jesus was. Jesus is the one and only Son of God and also the Messiah who came down to the earth to save us from our sins.

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Nobody could know this secret about Jesus. This cannot be known even though you study hard and earn much money. This confession is a great present and a blessing that only those who God made their heart to realize through Holy Spirit can know.

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Those who have already received the blessing that can confess this secret should live with a more thankful heart to God. But those who have not confessed this secret should pray to God sincerely to have the confession of faith like Peter. Then, God will give it as a present.

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We will receive authority that we can pray to God if we confess our faith and become a child of God. When we pray to God, He will answer our prayer. God will hear and fulfill the prayer that we have prayed on the earth. I hope that you will be faithful friends who receive this great blessing and live happily in God.