Post #173 was YOUR post - not mine . . .
And the problem with your awful interpretation - as I have schooled you in the past - is that you completely dismiss the fact that Jesus spoke ARAMAIC with His Apostles, not Greek.
There is not "small stone" or "large stone" in Aramaic. It's ALL just "KEPHA" - and that's what he called Simon.
That's why Paul refers to him as "Cephas" in his letters and not "Peter".
Matt. 16:18
"And so I say to you, you are KEPHA, and on this KEPHA I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it."
I also schooled you in the past that Abraham is ALSO referred to as "The Rock" in the OT (Isa. 51:1).
You don't seem to retain the things you are taught . . .
I am well aware your church has appointed your pope, the INFALLIBLE school MASTER, and you being a member of "your church" have appointed yourself, the infallible school teacher according to your INFALLIBLE MASTER..."your pope, your holy father".
You have failed to notice, not everyone has agreed to be "your student", in agreement with "you" or "your holy father; your pope"!
Isa.51
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1] Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
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2] Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Men build "buildings", of stone and rock, dedicated unto God.
The "buildings" men build, BECAME "corrupt", and "continue" to BECOME "corrupt"...by the very men "who" are appointed "head master of the buildings".
Jesus "foretold" the buildings would be destroyed; and then one building was an example; being destroyed before the eyes of the people.
God "foretold" HIS PEOPLE, would be out from the "stock children" of ABRAHAM, and Abraham their Promised "earthly father".
(Yet even when all of Abrahams "stock children" are Planted, to ALSO, be a son of God, they shall reject the offer, and wither away as rubble.)
Scripture "foretold" Jesus would BUILD HIS Church, UPON:
Belief:
in God, in Jesus is the Christ and Son of God.
Faith:
(Gifted to men who so Belief
Heartfelt Confession:
of the believers.
Jesus is the ROCK and ESTABLISHED Cornerstone of HIS CHURCH
THOSE men ^ Believers, Fathiful, Confessors;
Become;
The stones upon stone; becoming established members of Christ Jesus' Church, BY and Through the POWER of the "indwelling" Holy Spirit.
(Peter, John, and all (but one) of Jesus' Appointed disciples, and many others who joined in being disciples OF JESUS, are all stones, one upon another, becoming; JESUS' Established CHURCH)
Become; ALSO,
Forgiven their sins, Freed from sin, Sin no more, sealed and established forever a son of God, BY and Through the POWER of the "indwelling" Holy Spirit.
Become; ALSO,
Promised "sons of ABRAHAM", appointed to "inherit" Abraham's "promised land"....
WHICH shall be the SAME LAND;
WHERE:
Jesus' Earthly Kingdom's THRONE and head KING (Jesus) government of the WORLD, shall be situated.
Catholics APPOINT a succession of random men their "earthly holy father".
God did no such thing.
Jesus did no such thing.
All men WHO accept God as their "
Holy Father", become "holy sons of God"..
and by Promise, become:
"earthly Faithful sons of man;
Faithful Abraham".
Jesus is MANKINDS Example, MY Teacher.
Jesus is the "Faithful earthly Son of Man";
"Faithful Abraham"
Jesus is the "Holy Son of God";
"God Almighty"
And EVERY Man; Jew or Gentile; who follows Jesus' Example; Jesus' Teaching;
Becomes the same;
...sons of man; Faithful Abraham
...sons of God; holy sons
Catholics make very clear, their teachings, who they follow and who is their "holy father"
And Still, I disagree with you and your church's teaching.