Peter thinks he got it right
Luke 9:18–22 “[Jesus] asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’ And they answered, ‘John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.’ Then he said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ And Peter answered, ‘The Christ of God’ ” (vv. 18–20). From the beginning of Luke’s gospel, it has been clear that Jesus is the Son of God and the promised Son of David sent to rule perfectly over the nations. Luke 1:26–38, for example, records the core truths about Jesus’ identity that the angel Gabriel spoke to Mary. But the disciples of Jesus did not hear these words of Gabriel; instead, they came to understand who Jesus is over time as they took part in His ministry. Today’s passage tells us about a key moment during Jesus’ earthly ministry when the disciples, through Peter, revealed who they understood Jesus to be. Luke gives his account of Peter’s confession right after Jesus’ miracle of feeding the five thousand. In so doing, commentators su