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Message Notes
“God created man in his own image, and man has been trying to repay the favor ever since.” —Voltaire
“Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” —Genesis 3:1
“And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi.” —Mark 8:27
“And on the way he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ And they told him, ‘John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.’ And he asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter answered him, “’You are the Christ.’ And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.” —Mark 8:27-30
What Does Peter Confess About Jesus?
“And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly.” —Mark 8:31-32
“And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.” —Mark 8:32
How Does Jesus Respond to Peter’s Rebuke?
“But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, ‘Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.’” —Mark 8:33
“For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” —Mark 8:33
“The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” —2 Chronicles 16:9