Wiki God
While opinions of Jesus were rampant and varied, He desired to know whom His disciples believed Him to be. Peter’s initial response and subsequent reaction reveal our own desire to edit God when He doesn’t meet our expectations.
Author
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
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Wiki God
While opinions of Jesus were rampant and varied, He desired to know whom His disciples believed Him to be. Peter’s initial response and subsequent reaction reveal our own desire to edit God when He doesn’t meet our expectations.
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
- Wiki is a type of website that allows collaborative editing of its written content.
- We are currently living in a time that has taken an editable approach to theology.
- It doesn’t matter what you or I think about God. It matters what God thinks about God.
Peter’s Confession (Mark 8:27-30)
- Regardless of what others believe about Jesus, each of us has to decide for ourselves (Mark 8:27).
- If one belief is true for you but not for me, it simply is not the truth (Mark 8:28-29).
- Peter didn’t succeed because of a subjective confession but due to an objective revelation.
Peter’s Confrontation (Mark 8:31-33)
- The picture of the Messiah Peter had in his mind was that of the victor and not the victim (Mark 8:31-32).
- If we are dissatisfied with who Jesus is, Satan will tempt us to redefine His identity and alter His activity (Mark 8:33).
- If God made us in His image, don’t attempt to repay the favor by remaking Him in ours (Mark 8:33).
