What do you think?

^13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

^14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” (Mt 16:13-14, NIV)

 

It's interesting if you pose the question:  Who is Jesus?  You can get a lot of different answers. 

 

A good man

A great example

A prophet

A teacher

A rebel

 

Many people have many, many opinions about who they believe Jesus is, or was, depending on your view.  Everyone is entitled to, and has their own opinion.  Have you really thought about it?  If someone asked you "Who do you think Jesus is?" what would you say.  The catch is do you really believe how you would respond, or are you responding in such a way to get someone off your back.

 

Jesus asks this very question to the disciples in Matthew 16.  Yes, His disciples, the people who are following Him, he asks first of all "who do people say I am".  They responded how they had heard people refer to Jesus.  However, the conversation doesn't stop there.  Jesus then asks:

 

^15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” (Mt 16:15, NIV)

 

So, what about you?  What do YOU think?

 

This is what it all boils down to.  What you really think.  Are you convinced that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God (as Peter responds in verse 16) or are you not?  This one little question is what holds our eternity in balance.  How you respond, or what you believe about this, well, it determines everything.

 

This determines where you spend eternity, but it also determines how you spend your life in the here and now.  If you and I are convinced of who Jesus is, it will have noticeable affects on our life.

"...I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (Jn 10:10, NIV)

 

So, what do you think?