You Are the Christ
- When talking to the disciples why did Jesus refer to himself as "the Son of Man" instead of just "I?"
- Didn't Jesus know what people were saying about him without being told?
- Why did Jesus instruct His disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Messiah?
- Was Jesus intending to start a new religion rather than refocus Judaism?
- Is it a problem to understand Peter as a rock and part of the foundation of Christianity? Can we not all be such rocks as we confess that Jesus is the Messiah?
- Was Peter the leader of the disciples or just their spokesman, or just the quickest to speak?
"Peter as Satan"
- What was wrong with Peter not wanting Jesus to suffer and die? Why did Jesus get so worked up by Peter saying that?
- For those who still pray with "thee and thou," Why did Jesus say "Get THEE behind me Satan?" Similarly, why did Jesus address Satan as "thou?"
- What is wrong with trying to save our lives?
Encouragement from Heaven
- What made Elijah and Moses better comforters and supporters than angels?
- Why did the transfiguration do for the disciples' faith?
- Why would the disciples be afraid when Jesus was with them?
Jesus and the Temple Tax
- Do you think that Jesus really paid tax, or was Peter bluffing?
- Why do pastors have to pay tithe if the tithe is coming to pay their salaries?
- Why do you think Jesus asked Peter to get the coin from a fish rather than from under a stone?
- Is it okay to allow people to continue in their misconceptions when we condescend to avoid controversy?