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Reader: | Luke 9.18-20. |
| THOMAS: | Peter answered well for us, Philip. |
| PHILIP: | He did, Thomas. "The Messiah, the Son of God"
... it's almost scary to say it, but I think we've all come
to believe it's the truth about Jesus. |
| THOMAS: | I'm glad Jesus asked us that question up here at Caesarea
Philippi - away from the pressures of the officials! |
| PHILIP: | You're right! They've had all their own questions about
who Jesus is, haven't they? |
| THOMAS: | Perhaps they see themselves as the keepers of the truth. |
| PHILIP: | Or else they are afraid of their own position. |
| THOMAS: | How do you mean? |
| PHILIP: | It's one thing officially looking out for God's Messiah... |
| THOMAS: | And checking out anyone who claims to be... |
| PHILIP: | But when the Messiah actually comes, what happens to their
role then? |
| THOMAS: | So they may take a bit of convincing, but when they know
the evidence, when they see what we have seen, when they know
that Jesus isn't out for his own thing... |
| PHILIP: | I think they might get behind him! |
| THOMAS: | I wonder what Jesus will do now. |
| PHILIP: | Well, if Peter is right, I would expect him to have a
grand plan. |
| THOMAS: | You mean - to do with the Kingdom of heaven? |
| PHILIP: | I think Jesus is about to reveal himself. |
| THOMAS: | To everybody? |
| PHILIP: | I think so. And the elders, the chief priests and teachers
of the Law will all get behind him! |
| THOMAS: | And the whole Jewish people will acknowledge that their
Messiah has come! |
| PHILIP: | And the Roman authorities find themselves kicked out of
the land... |
| THOMAS: | And Jesus is crowned as King of the Jews... |
| PHILIP: | And we become like his inner cabinet... |
| THOMAS: | Wow! Sounds great! |
| PHILIP: | But wait! Listen! |
| Reader: | Luke 9.21-27. |