It is very difficult indeed to know for sure what the people who wrote the scriptures believed about Jesus Christ. Nuances of words unknown to us. Historic background unknown to us. Idioms unknown to us. Awareness of scriptures unknown to us. We might think we know what Peter believed about Jesus but are we sure? There is a way to know. We must know Jesus personally by following his teachings, believe he really is the one to follow. He makes himself known and we can put our faith in him in our lives right now. Even without perfect knowledge of scriptures, we can grasp enough of his teachings in practical things just enough to confidently put them into practice in our lives. We can be kind to the poor. We can work hard to have something to share with them. We can look out for anyone else who might be following Jesus and see them as brother or sister and be honest with them in that light. If we do, he promises to make himself known and he promises that the Father too will make Himself known. Then we can believe in Jesus as the one provided by the Father to be the human we need who is there with the Father who knows the Father truly and can be the mediator we need.
