by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:22 “Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, ‘Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!’ ” Peter meant well. Peter was not trying to be rude or disrespectful, neither was he intentionally trying to block the will of God...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:20 “Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.” Self-promotion is an ugly and wicked thing. It is an ungodly thing to seek to use your spiritual gifts or spiritual leverage to make you famous or known....
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 29, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:19 “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” These are amazing words spoken by the Messiah Himself. Had they been spoken...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 28, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:18 “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 prevail against it.” The Church of God cannot be defeated. Despite all the viciousness and rage against the Church through the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 27, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:15-17 “ ’But what about you?’ he asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,...
