Selfless Faith

In Matthew 16:28, Jesus says to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” How is it possible the apostles, disciples, and faithful followers of Jesus have been able to radically change the world the way it [...]

In Matthew 16:27, Jesus says “For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.” This is the blessed hope that Paul speaks of in His final epistles toward the end of his life when writing to Titus. This [...]

In Matthew 16:26, Jesus continues to speak to His disciples saying “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Is it really worth it? The devil, our great deceiver, knows all the ways [...]

In Matthew 16:25, Jesus continues to speak to the disciples giving them the true cost of following Him saying, “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” What is important to you? Is it the things we collect in this lifetime? We [...]

Throughout the Word of God, it shows over and over that God Himself shows no partiality and is no respecter of person. Here are some examples starting with how the Pharisees approached Jesus. Although they said He was not good, they  actually addressed Him as God  when they said in Matthew 22:16, “And they sent [...]

In Matthew 16:24, Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” So many of us want the promises, the rewards, and the gifts of Jesus. However, we seem to miss the key to receiving them. Are we a true [...]

In Matthew 16:23, Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” There is a sharp distinction made here. Jesus addressed Peter as “Satan.” It is not that Peter was actually Satan, but [...]

After Jesus began to reveal to the disciples the death He would face, in Matthew 16:22 Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” The truth is so difficult to bear when it is negative. It is even more difficult when [...]

In Matthew 16:21, Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. Right after the glorious revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, Jesus began [...]

In Matthew 16:19, Jesus continues to speak to Peter saying, “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.” Without full and complete reading of scriptures, we can fall into the [...]

In Matthew 16:18, Jesus continues by saying, “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 foundation of the church was set on Peter’s proclamation. The rock that the church of our Lord Jesus [...]

In Matthew 16:17, Jesus answered and said to Peter, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.” “Blessed are you!” That just rings with delight to my ears. It is nice when people wish a blessing upon us or when we [...]

In Matthew 16:16, Simon Peter answered Jesus and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” There are many times when a tough question is asked and I have no idea how to respond. However, when I slowly start to speak, words start to flow that bring knowledge and hope to those [...]

In Matthew 16:15, Jesus asks His disciples, “Who do you say I am?” That is the ultimate question which is asked directly by Jesus. Who do “we” say that He is? The world has it’s own invalid thoughts and opinions on who Jesus is, but it does not matter. It makes no difference what they think about [...]

In Matthew 16:13-14, 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?“ So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Many people have their thoughts on who they believe Jesus is. [...]