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Matthew 16:15-20 (MSG)

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¹⁵ He pressed them, "And how about you? Who do you say I am?" ¹⁶ Simon Peter said, "You're the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God." ¹⁷ Jesus came back, "God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn't get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am. ¹⁸ And now I'm going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out. ¹⁹ "And that's not all. You will have complete and free access to God's kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no on earth is no in heaven." ²⁰ He swore the disciples to secrecy. He made them promise they would tell no one that he was the Messiah.

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 15) Contagious Christian - The Peter Approach (2010-11-04)
(v. 15) Worlds Wisdom vs Gods Wisdom (part I) (2010-12-19)
(v. 15) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part II) (2011-06-17)
(v. 15) No one like him - Church the Kingdom? (2009-05-19)
(v. 16) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part II) (2011-06-17)
(v. 16) No one like him - Church the Kingdom? (2009-05-19)
(v. 16) Worlds Wisdom vs Gods Wisdom (part I) (2010-12-19)
(v. 16) Contagious Christian - The Peter Approach (2010-11-04)
(v. 17) No one like him - Church the Kingdom? (2009-05-19)
(v. 17) Worlds Wisdom vs Gods Wisdom (part I) (2010-12-19)
(v. 18) Purpose Driven Life - Gods Power in My Weakness (part 2) (2008-07-06)
(v. 18) Life to the Full - Personal Life of Peter (part 2) (2010-04-17)
(v. 18) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 1) (2009-12-14)
(v. 18) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 1) (2009-12-14)
(v. 18) No one like him - Church the Kingdom? (2009-05-19)
(v. 18) Prayer of the Righeous - Treasuring Us (2012-10-17)
(v. 19) No one like him - Church the Kingdom? (2009-05-19)
(v. 20) No one like him - Church the Kingdom? (2009-05-19)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 15) Devotional: C is for Christ (2015-01-04)
(v. 16) Devotional: C is for Christ (2015-01-04)
(v. 16) Sermon: Spiritual Condition (2014-11-09)
(v. 17) Devotional: C is for Christ (2015-01-04)
(v. 17) Sermon: Spiritual Condition (2014-11-09)
(v. 18) Devotional: C is for Christ (2015-01-04)
(v. 18) Sermon: Spiritual Condition (2014-11-09)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Simon (Sigh-mon): that hears; that obeys
Simon (Maccabeus): that hears; that obeys