Random Gospel Study - Inspiration
of the Holy Spirit
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Random Gospel Study - Inspiration
of the Holy Spirit
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You are the Christ. Destined to sufferMark 8:27-35
27 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" 28 And they answered him, "John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets." 29 He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah." 30 And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him. 31 Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things." 34 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. |
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Inspiration of the Holy Spirit - From the Sacred Heart of Jesus Who do you think I am? The answer you give me will determine the kind of relationship that you expect to have with me for the rest of your life, it has to do with your salvation. So think carefully and learn from my followers. Out of all the apostles, Peter was the only one inspired by my Heavenly Father, to answer that I was the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God. When Peter answered my question “Who do people say that I am?” I said to Him, You are blessed because flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father in Heaven. Yes, He knew already in his heart that I was the Christ, the Son of the Living God. To be the Christ means to be the perfect man, the Messiah, The Savior of the world. It is not just a title, it is the reality of my being, it is not just an honor, but my role as the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. However I did not come to be proud about my status as King, since my Kingdom was not of this world, I did not come to be served, on the contrary I came to serve humanity by my teachings and by my death on the cross. He, who follows me, leaves everything behind to surrender his life to me, he learns from the wisdom of my word, he desires to become like me and in the end I make him another Christ. This is what I did with my apostles, except for the one who chose to betray me. I rebuked Peter for not wanting me to go through the sufferings that I predicted, since it was by those sufferings that humanity would be saved. Since you know that I am the Christ, your savior; you must cultivate this relationship with me. Your life depends on it. You must come to Calvary and realize that by my wounds, you are healed. You are forgiven your sins by your repentance and by my desire to save you. There is no eternal joy for you unless you penetrate into the value of my sufferings. This is why I have left a memorial of my death in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, which is a spiritual reenactment of my bloody sacrifice in Calvary, to enable you to eat of my flesh and to drink of my blood in order to be saved. I know that you are nothing without me; I know that unless you come to me you will be lost. It all depends now on your acceptance of my word. Who do you think I am?
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