Isaiah talks about a king who will come in the future. One that we know as the person of Jesus Christ. He will arrive as a child who is born in the usual way. A gift of joy and pleasure to his parents. He will be a son who is to carry the weight and burden of governmental authority.
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The Church: Keys to the Kingdom.
Now, in this passage Peter steps up as the spokesmen for the disciples. I’m sure they were silently deciding the matter and arriving at their own, similar conclusions. In simple terms, Peter claimed that he believed that Jesus was the promised Messiah, the Christ. Also that Jesus was the son of God. Doesn’t that seem like such a no brainer? But is it? Think about all those times when the disciples had to pull Jesus aside to explain a parable. Even as late as the day Jesus ascended to heaven, ten days before Pentecost they were unsure of what would happen next.
Promise of Eternity: Bible Survey for New Christians
2 Corinthians 5:1–10; Revelation 21:1–4 Summary: That in his assured hope of immortal glory, and in expectation of it, and of the general judgment, he labours to keep a good conscience; A new heaven and a new earth. 5:1. For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building… Continue reading Promise of Eternity: Bible Survey for New Christians