We could get ever question in the world right, but if we miss this one, we will have missed the ONE that mattered! Our eternal life not only hinges on the answer to this question, but also our response to it. Peter got the answer right. He said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"
Getting the answer right wasn't enough. Peter's next move was to push his personal agenda on to Jesus! This resulted in the harshest rebuke of his life. Jesus said to Peter, "get behind me satan!" When we seek to get God to accomplish our agenda rather than submit our lives to God's agenda, we merit the same rebuke.
If we "believe" what is true about Jesus, we should listen to what he says next, "If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me."
If we believe, we should obey. If we believe, we should help others to believe.
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