Who Am I?
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13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 16:13-
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The world has a view of who Jesus is, often though it has nothing to do with what the Bible tells us. Some would say he was a good man, some a good philosopher, a good teacher, just some guy in the past.
Other religions and cult even have a view of who Jesus is, again it never lines up with the Bible. Some would say he was a god not the God, some would say he is one of the sons of a god, still other say just a prophet, or a man sent by god.
In our text the first of two questions Jesus ask the disciples who the people say he is.
Matthew 15:14
14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
The were confused as well.. What were they missing? Did they not see the miracles, did they not hear him teach?
28 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching,
29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
What were they missing? Well it could be they had missed his purpose they were looking for the wrong thing.
Do you know what I am saying? There can be times in our lives when we get so wrapped up in the moment, the excitement we miss the whole message. We miss the meaning of what a person is telling us because we are so upset or wrapped up in our own issues.
The people of Israel needed a saviour. They were oppressed, they were downtrodden by the Romans and were looking for a conqueror, a military ruler, a kingly messiah. So they missed the point of all that scripture was pointing to in a messiah. There view was very nearsighted
1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
This passage refers to the work the Messiah would come to do. The Jews new this passage well. Jesus refers to as well
17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Luke 4:17
Jesus is at home and proclaims who he is but it is not received well, it is not what they were looking for so they rejected him.
now we could stay here, and focus on the negative. But I don’t want to do that today. But here this before we move on. Just because we don’t agree with or like what the Bible tells about the Saviour doesn’t make any less true. Just because it makes you uncomfortable we can’t make up our own doctrine that suits us.
but let’s press on with the bigger question today.
Matthew
15 Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
This is the question i must face, and every person here and outside this room.
You must face this and give an answer.
Listen to Peter’s answer
16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Let’s unpack that answer for a moment.
“You are the Christ” means the Anointed One. He is the one they were waiting for . Jesus was the one anointed by God to be the Saviour of the world.
But wait there is much more to this profession by Peter. Holman New Testament commentary states
No longer was Jesus merely a miracle-working prophet from God. He was now the king himself, the Savior who was promised. He was truly the one and only Son of the living God.
Weber, S. K. (2000). Matthew (Vol. 1, p. 250). Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers.
No prophet, priest, king or ruler of Israel had fulfilled this role.
Jesus is the Son of the living God.
3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see;
6 They have ears, but they do not hear; Noses they have, but they do not smell;
7 They have hands, but they do not handle; Feet they have, but they do not walk; Nor do they mutter through their throat.
8 Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them.
Psalm 115:3-8
But who do say Jesus is? Who will you follow? The gods of this world? or Jesus the Anointed One, Son of the Living God.?
You must answer this question in your life. Today I can help you with that. If you are ready I invite you to come forward and we can pray for you to invite Jesus into your life. Maybe you have been chasing those gods found in ps 115. You know Jesus but you need to change direction in your life i invite you to come today so we can pray and asked God for help in your life.
What is your answer to Jesus today?