Peter says Jesus is the Meaaish, the Son of the living God

Matthew 16:13-20

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

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

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 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.” Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Why?

Jesus asked disciples, Who do people say the Son of Man is? Then Who do you say I am?

People did not really know who Jesus is, but most disciples did not know who Jesus is at that moment. Only Peter knew Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

This the Lord revealed to Peter, and Peter was chosen will be a rock to build church. The rock is the truth, Jesus is the foundation of the Church.

The church is higher than Hades, and Jesus gives the keys of the kingdom of heaven, Peter has more power to overcome the evil and connect to the heaven. This is great authroithy overcome the world, for all of us may overcome the world, if we follow the command of the Lord, it is not us but the authority of the Jesus Christ name.

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耶穌問門徒他是誰？等於是期末考試。有人認為耶穌是以利亞，爲耶穌行許多神蹟。他們爲什麼不知道耶穌的身份？因爲律法主義的影響。

此地在該撒利亞，是外邦人的地，希望門徒不要受猶太人傳統影響。彼得在聖靈感動中明日說出耶穌是彌賽亞。

耶穌要門徒繼續去傳揚福音。

教會的權柄建立在神的道上，也就是先知和使徒上。建立在對耶穌正確的認上。

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How?

Let me be a rock of the truth and have close relationship with Jesus Christ, fot what I have is God‘s grace come upon me. No matter what I have, God’s way is beyond then mine.