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Things of man or things of God

  From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man. ” (Mt 16:21-23 ESV) In Matthew 16:13-23 we see an unusual series for four events: Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ. In Mt 16:13-20 Jesus asks the disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"  Peter gives an excellent response by saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” To this Jesus gives Peter a big pat on the back and says that the Father had given him this understanding.  He also changes his name to Peter, the rock. I'm sure Peter ...