We often ask just who Christ is and there are many answers that can be given. The most obvious is when asked by Christ, peter answered the question in Matthew 16:13\u201317
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
[13] Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, \u201cWho do people say that the Son of Man is?\u201d [14] And they said, \u201cSome say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.\u201d [15] He said to them, \u201cBut who do you say that I am?\u201d [16] Simon Peter replied, \u201cYou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.\u201d [17] And Jesus answered him, \u201cBlessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. (ESV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what does Jesus say about himself? Christ talked about himself frequently in the Gospels. Not in a self serving or grandiosity way, but rather to help us understand who he is and why he came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week we will be starting a new podcast series where we will be looking at what Christ has to say about himself as expressed by him in the 7 \u201cI Am\u201d statements that are in the gospel accounts. Is he bread or light or a door or a shepherd or the resurrection and the life or the way or a vine or is he more than this? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope that you will join us as we look at these \u201cI Am\u201d statements and together we can look further into who Christ is and gain a better understanding about \u201cThe Christ, the Son of the living God.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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