Matthew 16 Who Do You Say That I Am Christian Thought Mary Katherine May

Matthew 16: 13-18 KJV

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

A Credo is a statement of belief: I believe. 
Peter's answer to the question put to him by Jesus is a credo: 

     ~Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. (KJV)
     ~Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (NCV)

     ~Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (NIV)

Have you said this because you truthfully mean it and believe it?   Then...Do not judge the reality of your faith by what others think of you. Judge the reality of your faith by what you confess to be true--it's there in the Bible what defines a Christian, a follower of the One Way. 

It is in the Nicene Creed and in the Apostles' Creed. Peter said it when Jesus asked him, "Who do you say that I am?" Peter replied, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God." 

Trust that God knows the veracity of your Credo and go on with your life in peace.

Just thinking. Christian thought by Mary Katherine May.

On Conversion Quote from The Romance of Preaching by Charles Silvester Horne

There are so many sorts of conversion.  It is conversion when the faithless soul believes; and it is conversion when a little faith becomes a larger faith.  It is conversion when bad men become good men; and it is conversion when good men become better men.  It is conversion when hands that hang down are lifted up; and when the lame and erring feet are turned back into the way.  It is conversion when the business standards of the world are exchanged for higher and more human standards; and when the decision to do the brave and honourable thing forces itself within a worldly mind.   

...from Romance of Modern Preaching by Charles Silvester Horne. Lyman Beecher Lectureship on Preaching delivered at Yale University, 1914.

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In Faith I Look to the Heavens and Rejoice for I Know My Redeemer Lives

In Faith I Look to the Heavens and Rejoice! 

for I Know My Redeemer Lives

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Meaningful Easter Message for You Holy Week Good Friday

Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life.
John 6:68

A Meaningful Message for Easter
Holy Week: Good Friday
by Teri Peterson

As we go through this day, working, or running around getting ready for Easter and making sure the Easter bunny knows where we live, stop to consider that this Good Friday that we pass through is reminding us that from the wee hours of the morning until early Easter morning our Lord lay in a tomb, for us. 

There is none other in heaven, on earth or under the earth by which we are saved from our sin, and given the free gift of life and salvation than by the blood Jesus shed, poured out, for us. Blessings and an awesome Resurrection Day to all of you.