You have seen the Christ, not by sight, but by insight.” Let us be careful at this point, lest we lose sight of the principle of the Divinity of Man. This has often been used to prove that Jesus was the Christ of God, that He was God coming down from “out there” to live as a man for a while. Look again at this incident and you will note that it is Peter and not Jesus who is being lauded. Jesus had proved His divine capacities many times over by seeing into the heart of people and drawing out their innate greatness. But now it is Peter who has a flash of spiritual perception and who sees beyond
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