• Sunday School,  Vicar & Deacons

    Sanctification of Church: Confession and Purification Leads to Cross

    “Who do people say that I am?” Jesus further asks this question to his disciples. “Who do you say I am?” They mumbled and gave him ‘others’ opinion! But he was looking for a personalized reply; “I say…” not a, “Someone says…” This situation is true for us too. We always depend on jargons and text book definitions to answer this question. But Christ is straight away rejecting ‘second-hand’ testimonies! “Who do you say I am?” No other question will ever be as important to us, as this one question. Peter’s declaration was indeed a confession which leads to a holistic purification. This confession and purification helped St. Peter and…