Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God — Matthew 16:16 ‘What is the church?’ ‘How does it work?’ Most importantly, ‘why does it make a difference in our world?’ In our first part, we attempted to answer these questions by focusing on the founder of the church, Jesus Christ Himself. While the world has debated Jesus’ identity for the last 2,000 years, it can be neatly summarised in Peter’s declaration above. Jesus is the Christ/Messiah, the Son of David who will sit on his throne. He is also declared as the Son of God. While ancient Israel had anointed prophets, priests, and kings, the anointing of Jesus is unique. He is ‘the anointed of the anointed:’ Anointed 1.       A Prophet like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15); 2.       A Priest like Melchizedek (Hebrews 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:11, 15, 17, 21); and 3.       A King: like David (Psalm 18:50; 89:20; Luke ...