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马可福音八章27至38节
27耶稣和门徒出去，往凯撒利亚腓立比的村庄去；在路上问门徒说：人说我是谁？
28他们说：有人说是施洗的约翰；有人说是以利亚；又有人说是先知里的一位。
29又问他们说：你们说我是谁？彼得回答说：你是基督。
30耶稣就禁戒他们，不要告诉人。
31从此，他教训他们说：人子必须受许多的苦，被长老、祭司长，和文士弃绝，并且被杀，过三天复活。
32耶稣明明的说这话，彼得就拉着他，劝他。
33耶稣转过来，看着门徒，就责备彼得说：撒但，退我后边去罢！因为你不体贴神的意思，只体贴人的意思。
34于是叫众人和门徒来，对他们说：若有人要跟从我，就当舍己，背起他的十字架来跟从我。
35因为，凡要救自己生命（或作：灵魂；下同）的，必丧掉生命；凡为我和福音丧掉生命的，必救了生命。
36人就是赚得全世界，赔上自己的生命，有甚么益处呢？
37人还能拿甚么换生命呢？
38凡在这淫乱罪恶的世代，把我和我的道当作可耻的，人子在他父的荣耀里，同圣天使降临的时候，也要把那人当作可耻的。
信息分享
经文记载耶稣出奇不意地向门徒提出两个非常重要的问题：「人说我是谁？」，和「你们说我是谁？」。我们若留意耶稣当时所在的地方，将会发觉这两个问题是问得饶有趣味的。耶稣与门徒当时来到凯撒利亚‧腓立比这个地方，它是为了纪念罗马的凯撒大帝而建造的。基督正是在这个纪念伟人的地方，询问门徒这两个发人深省的问题。
对于第一个问题，门徒的回答可以概述为：「大多数人都认为你是个伟人，就正如其他伟人一样。」同样地，今天亦有不少人认为基督只是历史中的一个重要人物；他们并不相信祂是神的儿子，不信祂是神最后启示给这世人的道。
第二个问题是一个切身的问题。祂刚刚治好一个瞎子，使他重见光明（八22-26）。如今，祂想知道门徒的心眼是否已经打开。门徒这刻或许都低下头来，沉思答案。半晌，彼得突然脱口而出地宣告他的认信：「你是基督──即是那应许要来的那一位，也是神所膏立的那一位。」
这是一个伟大的宣言；而且，也是字字真确。基督接着便告诉门徒，祂将要死在十字架上。基督的身分，与祂要在各各他山上为我们牺牲这件事，是紧扣相连，不可分割的。约翰甚至听见天上也有歌声赞颂说：「被杀的羔羊是配得称颂的！」
今天，基督仍然要你和我回答这个重要的问题。「你说耶稣基督是谁呢？祂是神的儿子？抑或只是一个伟人？」你的答案将关系到你能否获得救恩及永生。你若从未决志，此刻，你是否愿意低头向主祷告说：「主耶稣，我相信你是神的儿子，我相信你为我在各各他山上受死牺牲。」你在基督面前的认信，便是你进入新生的开始。
THE QUESTION CHRIST STILL ASKS TODAY
Mark 8:27-38
27 Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am? ”
28 So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”
29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am? ”
Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”
30 Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him.
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 He spoke this word openly.Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan!For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
Message
It is interesting to notice the place where Jesus first asked these tremendous questions. ('who do men say that I am?'.) It was in the area of Caesarea Philippi, a place that had been build in honour of the Roman Emperor, Caesar. Right there Christ asked these searching questions. He is still asking them today.
The answer to the first question could be summed up this way: 'most people think you are a great man, as great as many others have been'. Many people today put Christ on the same level as others who lived in the past. But they will not think of him as the Son of God and God's last word to the world.
The second question was more personal. He had recently opened the physical eyes of a blind man (8:22-26). Now he wanted to know if the spiritual eyes of his own disciples were open. There may have been a moment of silence. Then Peter burst out with his tremendous confession. 'You are the Christ-the one you promised would come. You are the one anointed by God.'
It was a great statement and every word was true. Christ then went on a talk about his coming death on the cross. The person of Christ and his sacrificial death at Calvary for us can never be separated. Even in heaven, John heard the song, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain'.
This is Christ's great question today. 'Who do you say Jesus Christ is? Is he the Son of God or only a great man?' Your answer will determine your salvation and where you will spend eternity. If you have never done so before, will you quietly bow your head now and say, ' Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God and that you died for me at Calvary'. You are the Son of God and that you died for me at Calvary'. Do it now and a new life in Christ will begin for you today.