LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE

""Bible Exposition Commentary (BE Series) - New Testament - Mt 16:13-20 Saving Faith�Confessing Christ (Matt. 16:13-20)

Keys of the kingdom. A key is a badge of authority (Isa. 22:15, 22; Luke 11:52). "The kingdom of heaven" is not heaven, for no man on earth carries the keys to heaven! (All of the jokes about "St. Peter at the gate" stem from this misunderstanding. They are both unbiblical and in bad taste.). We use keys to open doors. Peter was given the privilege of opening "the door of faith" to the Jews at Pentecost (Acts 2), to the Samaritans (Acts 8:14ff), and to the Gentiles (Acts 10). But the other Apostles shared this authority (Matt. 18:18), and Paul had the privilege of "opening the door of faith" to the Gentiles outside of Palestine (Acts 14:27).""

Jesus describes himeself as a door to the truth and we as believers also must be doors to the truth of the gospel.  The gospel is far to important  to keep to ourselves.  We are a part of the Divine design to bring light to the world.  We need to share the gospel while

there is still light left in the world.