Matthew 16: 13-20- A Powerful Declaration
Read Matthew 16: 13- 20- I read these verses several times today. I was trying to absorb the magnitude of what Jesus said in this passage. Verses 18 and 19 say, “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever y ou bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ” Peter had just said in verse 16, ‘Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”’ Jesus just affirmed what Peter said . These verses are some of the most powerful in all the Bible and it tells us not only who Jesus knew He was, but it also shows us the power Jesus had and how we as followers of Christ fit in. Again, another reason we must know Biblical principles, so we exercise the type of rationa le that is necessary when we pray and work for Jesus on earth. Jesus affirmed to the disciples He was the Mess...