Les Feldick Bible Study

Does this passage talk about church leaders or church structure?

No, the passage explicitly states there is no church structure and no instructions for pastors, bishops, deacons, or elders. It emphasizes confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, rather than church offices or organizational hierarchy.

Les explains that the passage contains no church structure, no instructions for pastors, bishops, deacons, or elders, and nothing about the gospel based on death, burial, and resurrection. Instead, it centers on confessions that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God—Peter, Martha, and the Ethiopian eunuch all confess this. The emphasis is on who Jesus is, not on church offices.