Mark 6:14-29

“Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, ‘This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.’  Others said, ‘He’s the prophet Elijah.’ Still others said, ‘He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.’” v. 14-15

People were talking about Jesus.  They had heard what He said but still wanted to say he was someone else.  Sounds like our world today.  People hear about Jesus, but want to say something different about Him so they don’t have to deal with the reality He is who He says He IS!  I love what the NLT Life Application Study Bible says about these 2 verses.  Check it out:

Herod, along with many others, wondered who Jesus really was.  Unable to accept Jesus’ claim to be God’s Son, many people made up their own explanations for his power and authority.  Herod thought that Jesus was John the Baptist come back to life, while those who were familiar with the Old Testament thought he was Elijah.  Still others believed that Jesus was a teaching prophet in the tradition of Moses, Isaiah, or Jeremiah.  Today people still have to make up there minds about Jesus.  Some think that if they can name what he is – prophet, teacher, good man – they can weaken the power of his claim on their lives.  BUT . . . what people think does not change who HE IS!

Who do you say Jesus is?