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When Jesus warns of his death and Peter voices his opposition and protection, we are pulled into a reorienting so profound we might miss it.
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Jesus’s rebuke of Peter comes after perhaps his greatest moment—a turn around that reminds us that we’re leading with love, not shoring up power.
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The question of Jesus’s identity reveals more about the disciples and what they are being called into than it does about who Jesus is.
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When Jesus asks the disciples who he is, it isn’t so much a test, but an opportunity to witness, to share, to embody relationship.
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The idea that one calls Jesus Messiah is not up for debate today. But shouldn’t we consider that Jesus tells his disciples not to?
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The first problem is that we cast the Bible as prescriptive. The second is that we cast ourselves with the very same objectification.
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