JESUS ACCORDING TO PETER

If you want to get to know someone, one way is to discuss him with his friends.  One can even learn a lot about a person by listening to his enemies.  In Matthew 8:29, the demons call Jesus "the Son of God!  But obviously, those who are closest to him will know him best; they will have seen him at his best and his worst.  And yet, not a single disciple ever saw Jesus sin; the writer of the Book of Hebrews stated that Jesus was actually sinless (Heb. 4:15; 9:25)!  If you want to know Jesus, the best person to hear from would be Peter.  Here is what he had to say about Jesus:   

"Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God" (Mt. 16:16).
"Lord" (Mt. 17:4).
"Master" (Mk. 9:5).
"Lord" (Jn. 21:21).
"Lord and Christ" (Acts 2:36).

"Jesus Christ" (1 Pet. 1:1, 2, 7, 13).
"Our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Pet. 1:3).
"Jesus Christ" (1 Pet. 2:5).
"Shepherd and Bishop of your souls" (1 Pet. 2:25).
"Jesus Christ" (1 Pet. 3:21).
"Jesus Christ" (1 Pet. 4:11).
"Chief Shepherd" (1 Pet. 5:4).
"Christ Jesus" (1 Pet. 5:10, 14).

"Our Saviour Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. 1:1).
"Jesus our Lord" (2 Pet. 1:2).
"Our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. 1:8).
"Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. 1:11).
"Our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. 1:14).
"Our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. 1:16).
"God's beloved Son" (2 Pet. 1:17).
"Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. 2:20).
"Lord and Saviour" (2 Pet. 3:2).
"Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. 3:18).

Pretty impressive character witness, huh!  Peter who had been rebuked by Jesus on a few occasions, still recognized Him as his Lord, Master, Saviour, and the Son of God!  If Peter were to speak to you today, would you believe his testimony?  Remember, he was willing to die for Him, and eventually did die for his faith in Jesus.  If you do believe Peter's presentation of Jesus Christ, what do you think you should do?  Might I suggest thank Him for dying for your sins.  Thank Him for His desire to have fellowship with the likes of you and me.  Seek to know what pleases Him, and live your life for Him out of gratitude for His giving His life for you! 

 

The best way to demonstrate faith, is to allow Jesus to be Lord over your life!