1:17
This and the succeeding verse clearly refer to the transfiguration (Mark 9:1-12). The words quoted here, however, come directly from Jesus baptism (Mark 1:11), though the words in Mark 9:7 are very similar. The important point is that the focus is on Jesus, and Jesus is attested by God the Father. All other ideas and religions are ultimately man’s ideas. In John’s gospel there is great emphasis on the fact that Jesus is the one sent by the Father.
1:18
Peter, James and John were up on the mountain. They saw the transfiguration, and they heard the voice of God. Peter had absolute confidence in the gospel not because of arguments, but because he knew Jesus. If you try and convince me that God does not exist it is like you trying to convince me that my wife does not exist. Maybe you can come up with clever arguments, but they mean absolutely nothing at all because of the reality of my experience.
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