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LIGHT OF THE WORLD In his book The Knowledge of the Holy , A. W. Tozer wrote, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." We might say the same about our answer to the question: "Who is Jesus?" So far in the book of Luke, we have seen a lot of people questioning the identity of Jesus: the crowds, the Pharisees, and even Satan himself. Today's passage records an important turning point as Jesus poses the question directly to His disciples. Certainly, these men who had spent day after day with Him would have the correct answer. This intimate exchange happened just following the miraculous feeding of the 5,000 (vv. 10–17),when Jesus was praying in private with His closest followers. First, Jesus asked them who people said he was. The disciples replied with a varied list of ideas: John the Baptist, Elijah, a prophet come back to life. Then Jesus asked them the same question: "Who do you say I am?" Peter—a