The “Good” Confession
So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven;
but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 10:32-33
Category: Christ
The Establishment of the church of JESUS CHRIST Upon This Earth.
The mode was IMMERSION, and baptism normally coincided with the reception of the Holy Spirit.
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I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
This metaphor reveals Jesus as God.
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THE TEN EPIPHANIES OF JESUS AFTER HIS RESURRECTION
The first five of those appearances occurred on the day of his resurrection, and the other five later, during the interval before his ascension.
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IS A SUCCESSOR TO PETER IS SCRIPTURAL?
Peter knew that he would have no legitimate successor and indicated it in 2 Peter 1:13-15 where he WROTE the word of God in order for it to be available, as he said, “after my decease”! If a successor had been contemplated, that would have been unnecessary.
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THE PRE-EMINENCE OF PETER
This promise, emphatically delivered to Peter here, was also the property of the Twelve and not Peter’s exclusively. All of the apostles, not merely Peter alone, were included in this promise. Matthew 16 & 18
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The CHARGES Against Our LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
Having determined that Jesus was not the type of Messiah they wanted, the priestly leaders of the people exhausted their resources of cunning and deceit in an all-out campaign to convince the people that Jesus was not the Christ. Luke 9 – Matthew 16
