“We Have Come to Believe”
“You have
the words of eternal life.” “You are the
Holy One of God.”
Those are
affirmative statements of faith that Peter professes. They are even more significant considering
that “many of Jesus’ disciples” now walk away from him.
Peter and
the rest of the Twelve could not have just profess such faith in Jesus on the
spot. It is the result of a
process. Peter says, “We have come to
believe and are convinced.”
Faith is
first and foremost a gift from God. However,
Peter and his friends “have come to believe” in Jesus because they have been
with him, listened to him, and shared life with him.
Only by
spending time with Jesus can we come to believe and are convinced that he has
the words of eternal life and that he is the Holy One of God.
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