Matt 16:15 He said to them, But you, who do you say that I am? (16) And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. (17) And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in the heavens.
At most, people can only recognize that Christ is the greatest among the prophets. Without heavenly revelation, no one can know that He is the Christ and the Son of the living God. After the Lord asked His disciples to say who they thought He was, Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." The Christ, as the anointed One of God, refers to the Lord's commission; whereas the Son of the living God, as the second of the Triune God, refers to His person. His commission is to accomplish God's eternal purpose through His crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and second advent, whereas His person embodies the Father and issues in the Spirit for a full expression of the Triune God. The living God is in contrast to dead religion. The Lord is the embodiment of the living God, having nothing to do with dead religion. Flesh and blood refer to man, who is composed of flesh and blood. Only the Father knows the Son (11:27); hence, only He can reveal the Son to us.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Matthew, pp. 565-566. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].
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