“13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” 14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not [a]prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:13-18).
Christ and His church is a prevailing theme from the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. In our lesson today we will examine the scriptures to see what this is all about with a goal to make application to our lives as individuals.
Let us focus on the church–who do we say that He is? For we will be defined as a church by the way we define this.