Son of the Living God

Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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What does it mean that Jesus is the "Son of the living God" (Matt. 16:16)? Today, Sinclair Ferguson considers the testimony borne throughout Scripture to the divine identity of Christ.

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0:00.0	Who is Jesus?
0:09.3	Really?
0:10.3	That's the question we've been thinking about this week on Things Unseen.
0:14.8	And we've narrowed our focus to get a handle on the answer by reflecting on Simon Peter's
0:19.1	answer to Jesus' question.
0:21.1	Who do you see?
0:22.1	I am.
0:23.1	Remember, the first part of his answer was you are the Christ.
0:27.4	The second part of his answer was you are the Son of the Living God.
0:33.3	As a striking description of God, isn't it?
0:36.2	The Living God.
0:37.9	His reminiscent of the divine name revealed to Moses, I am who I am.
0:43.4	The one who is all life in himself and of himself.
0:48.0	And so Peter makes this monumental confession, it's staggering, really.
0:53.1	You are the Son of the Living God.
0:57.4	Yesterday I suggested that when Peter said you are the Christ, it may not have been a
1:01.4	sudden thought, even if it was the first time he actually said it out loud.
1:07.3	And the same may also be true of you are the Son of the Living God.
1:12.1	Because his brother Andrew may well have been at Jesus' baptism and told them of the
1:16.1	voice that spoke from heaven.
1:18.8	You are my beloved Son.
1:22.5	Maybe Peter had been thinking about that for months.
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