Matthew 16:16 - The Message16 Simon Peter said, “You’re the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition16 Simon Peter replied, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible16 Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version16 Simon Peter responded by saying, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Ver Capítulo |
No, that’s not your experience at all. You’ve come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just. You’ve come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel’s—a homicide that cried out for vengeance—became a proclamation of grace.
As they continued down the road, they came to a stream of water. The eunuch said, “Here’s water. Why can’t I be baptized?” He ordered the chariot to stop. They both went down to the water, and Philip baptized him on the spot. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of God suddenly took Philip off, and that was the last the eunuch saw of him. But he didn’t mind. He had what he’d come for and went on down the road as happy as he could be.
So watch your step, friends. Make sure there’s no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God. For as long as God’s still calling it Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn’t slow down your reflexes. If we can only keep our grip on the sure thing we started out with, we’re in this with Christ for the long haul. These words keep ringing in our ears: Today, please listen; don’t turn a deaf ear as in the bitter uprising.
Then I saw another Angel rising from where the sun rose, carrying the seal of the Living God. He thundered to the Four Angels assigned the task of hurting earth and sea, “Don’t hurt the earth! Don’t hurt the sea! Don’t so much as hurt a tree until I’ve sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads!”