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So you say that the church is built on Peter?
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It says on this Rock, if Peter is called Rock it is beacause of the meaning behind the name not the person. Why wouldn't He say upon you I will build the church. It says Rock-a man like a rock(strength of soul) .
Paul says“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone” (Eph 2:19-20).So the Church is built upon the foundation of the apostles (and prophets). But Peter is the rock of that foundation. Jesus doesn’t say you to Peter because he is making a pun, which gets lost in the translation. Don’t forget Jesus was speaking Aramaic and saying “you are Rock and on this Rock I will build my Church.”Jesus did have a sense of humour.He is actually giving Peter a threefold blessing:1. Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.”2. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church3. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven(setfree;54357)
It is people like Peter-strength-firmness, that he will build His church.
Only in your imagination. Not in scripture.
So you say that the church is built on Peter?
(setfree;54358)
It says on this Rock, if Peter is called Rock it is beacause of the meaning behind the name not the person. Why wouldn't He say upon you I will build the church. It says Rock-a man like a rock(strength of soul) .
Paul says“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone” (Eph 2:19-20).So the Church is built upon the foundation of the apostles (and prophets). But Peter is the rock of that foundation. Jesus doesn’t say you to Peter because he is making a pun, which gets lost in the translation. Don’t forget Jesus was speaking Aramaic and saying “you are Rock and on this Rock I will build my Church.”Jesus did have a sense of humour.He is actually giving Peter a threefold blessing:1. Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.”2. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church3. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven(setfree;54357)
It is people like Peter-strength-firmness, that he will build His church.
Only in your imagination. Not in scripture.