Matthew 16:15-17 gives us the best starting point, confirmed by Christ Himself, in answering the question, "Who is Jesus?"
Jesus said to His disciples:
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.
The God-revealed answer is that Jesus is the promised Messiah, the literal Son of the Supreme Being of the entire universe.
Of course, He is a great deal more than this.
But these two facts are the most foundational to our spiritual understanding of this wonderful Being.
They give us the basis of His relationship to us and our future, as well as His relationship to Deity, fixing Him as the bridge between man and God.
From this foundation, we can begin a deeper consideration of the biblical Jesus.
Jesus said to His disciples:
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.
The God-revealed answer is that Jesus is the promised Messiah, the literal Son of the Supreme Being of the entire universe.
Of course, He is a great deal more than this.
But these two facts are the most foundational to our spiritual understanding of this wonderful Being.
They give us the basis of His relationship to us and our future, as well as His relationship to Deity, fixing Him as the bridge between man and God.
From this foundation, we can begin a deeper consideration of the biblical Jesus.
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