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Series: Who Do You Say that I Am?
Dave Gustavsen
John 8:51-59
There are certain questions in life that seem simple, but the way we answer those questions affects everything. And in Matthew chapter 16, Jesus asked his followers one of those questions. Matthew 16, verse 13:
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ''Who do people say the Son of Man is?'' 14 They replied, ''Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.'' 15 ''But what about you?'' he asked. ''Who do you say I am?''
Apparently, Jesus thought that was a pretty important question. So as we start this new series today, let me ask you: who do you say that he is?
Scot McKnight is a college professor, and he teaches a class on the life of Jesus. And every time he teaches it, on the first day of class, he gives a standardized psychological test, divided into two parts. The first part is about Jesus. So it asks questions like, ''Was Jesus the life of the party, or was he an introvert?'' ''Was Jesus a worrier?'' ''Did he ever get moody?'' Things like that. And then the second half of the test asks the student to describe their own personality-and it uses slightly different wording, but it basically asks the same questions: are you an introvert; do you worry a lot, etc.
You know what he's found, year after year? Let me quote him: ''we all think Jesus is like us. Introverts think Jesus is introverted; extroverts think Jesus is extroverted,'' etc. People tend to make Jesus in their own image.
Did you notice the logo for this series looks kind of distorted? It's not because we're having a problem with our printers. It's very intentional. And it represents the distorted ways we view Jesus. And sometimes, in our culture, those distortions are comical. Political conservatives like to believe that Jesus would be a member of the NRA. Political liberals like to think Jesus would support Planned ...
Series: Who Do You Say that I Am?
Dave Gustavsen
John 8:51-59
There are certain questions in life that seem simple, but the way we answer those questions affects everything. And in Matthew chapter 16, Jesus asked his followers one of those questions. Matthew 16, verse 13:
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ''Who do people say the Son of Man is?'' 14 They replied, ''Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.'' 15 ''But what about you?'' he asked. ''Who do you say I am?''
Apparently, Jesus thought that was a pretty important question. So as we start this new series today, let me ask you: who do you say that he is?
Scot McKnight is a college professor, and he teaches a class on the life of Jesus. And every time he teaches it, on the first day of class, he gives a standardized psychological test, divided into two parts. The first part is about Jesus. So it asks questions like, ''Was Jesus the life of the party, or was he an introvert?'' ''Was Jesus a worrier?'' ''Did he ever get moody?'' Things like that. And then the second half of the test asks the student to describe their own personality-and it uses slightly different wording, but it basically asks the same questions: are you an introvert; do you worry a lot, etc.
You know what he's found, year after year? Let me quote him: ''we all think Jesus is like us. Introverts think Jesus is introverted; extroverts think Jesus is extroverted,'' etc. People tend to make Jesus in their own image.
Did you notice the logo for this series looks kind of distorted? It's not because we're having a problem with our printers. It's very intentional. And it represents the distorted ways we view Jesus. And sometimes, in our culture, those distortions are comical. Political conservatives like to believe that Jesus would be a member of the NRA. Political liberals like to think Jesus would support Planned ...
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