"Who Is Jesus?"

The Question for the Ages: “Who Is Jesus?”

Just who is Jesus? Who did he claim to be? What did others say about him? What was he really like? It’s the question for the ages, “Who is Jesus?” People today still have varying opinions about Jesus. Some say that Jesus was a prophet or a teacher, or a good man, or a healer, or a wise man. But you might be surprised to know that Jesus never claimed to be any of these, but he did make some astounding claims that can only be chalked up to being God! Even we who make up part of the 2.2 billion Christ followers on earth have varying ideas of who Jesus is, some true but incomplete, others more informed by our culture.

As a part of our sermon series, “The Jesus I Never Knew,” this Sunday, March 6^th at Carrollwood Baptist Church we will explore the question for the ages that Jesus presented to His disciples in Matthew 16:13-19. If you do not have a church home, you are invited to join us at CBC where all are welcomed! Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. and we are conveniently located at 5395 Ehrlich Road just a mile east of the Veterans Expressway. For more information, check us out at carrollwoodbaptist.org The Scripture passage for this Sunday is shown below.

Look forward to seeing you this Sunday as we worship the living Lord!

 

Pastor Joe

Matthew 16:13-28, New International Version (NIV)

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah

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 Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

¹⁷ 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. 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 you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”