Why Jesus Went to Caesarea Philippi
Jesus took his disciples north to Caesarea Philippi and pressed them with the question everything hangs on: who do you say I am? Peter's answer came not from human reasoning but from the Father, and Jesus built his promise on that confessed truth.
Why Was Jesus Baptized in the Jordan?
Jesus stepped into the Jordan not as a sinner confessing but as the obedient Son taking his place among the repentant. The baptism then becomes the moment the Father names him and the Spirit rests on him.