Episode 71: "Who do you say that I am?"
Download MP3As we’ve seen, the issue that divided John’s community was the identity of Jesus—and the question was already a live one during Jesus’ earthly ministry. Think, for example, of Peter, who famously acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah, then turned right around and showed he still didn’t understand the full meaning of that confession. What does it mean to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ? That was the question for John’s fractured community, and it’s still the question today.
As we’ve seen, the issue that divided John’s community was the identity of Jesus—and the question was already a live one during Jesus’ earthly ministry. Think, for example, of Peter, who famously acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah, then turned right around and showed he still didn’t understand the full meaning of that confession. What does it mean to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ? That was the question for John’s fractured community, and it’s still the question today.
