On This Rock, I Will Build My Church - 2272 Words

Title: On this rock, I will build my church Verse: Matthew 16:13-20 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, Who do people say the Son of Man is? 14 They replied, Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets. 15 But what about you? he asked. Who do you say I am? 16 Simon Peter answered, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 Jesus replied, Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18 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. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever†¦show more content†¦A lot of people think it is a full name, with Christ as a last name. However, this is not true. Jesus Christ is the shortest way of confessing our faith, saying that Jesus is our Christ. Two thousand years ago, there was a great distance between the words Jesus and Christ. It was difficult for the disciples of Jesus to confess that he is their Christ. For two thousand years, the Jews waited for their messiah. However, the Jews did not accept Jesus. The Jews thought that the Christ would have to come from a cloud in heaven. They thought that he would come in majesty and dignity, which is why they could not accept someone so weak. How did Jesus come onto earth? Jesus was born in a manger in the pen of a horse. So to accept this sort of Jesus who was born in such a low manner required great faith. In those days when nobody accepted Jesus as Christ, Peter confesses that Jesus is Christ. This is why this scene is so great and amazing, where Jesus is finally being confessed to as Christ. Also, this is a scene where after Peter confessed that Jesus was Christ, he received great blessings.This scene should not just be one that occurred two thousand years ago. This is a scen e that should be relived by us. Matthew 16:13 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, Who do people say the Son of Man is? Jesus asks here who other people say he is. Jesus asks how he is looked upon with the eyes of others. This