In Caesarea Philippi, Christ posed a piercing question to his closest friends, a question that challenges each generation anew: “But who do you say that I am?” Peter’s bold reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” captures not merely a statement of belief, but a decisive moment of revelation, a recognition not shaped by human convenience but illuminated by divine grace.
Peter’s affirmation and Jesus’ subsequent response remind us that the Church is not a human invention, nor is it a mere institution subject to popular opinion or marketplace demands. Rather, it is Christ’s deliberate act, a divine gift structured to safeguard the purity of truth and the sanctity of the sacraments. The Church, as Christ established it upon Peter, remains steadfast precisely because it is rooted not in human preference but in heavenly authority.
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