"Then he asked them, 'But who do you say I am?'
Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.'
Jesus replied, 'You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means 'rock'), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.'"
Jesus tells Peter and the disciples that it was God the Father who revealed that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of the living God, as Peter confessed. Jesus wants all the disciples to know that Peter's confession is not merely a human conclusion. It is revelation, an unshakable truth upon which Jesus would build his church. It all starts with a recognition in the spirit of who Jesus is. Any spirituality that does not begin with this revelation of Jesus is not from God. Jesus is the only true foundation—this Jesus, the Messiah and the Son of the living God.
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