The rock referred to the confession of Jesus as the Messiah, NOT to Peter. It was what Peter acknowledged. This verse is not complete with out the previous verse. It was a conversation, not one sentence.
The church is built on believing Jesus is the Messiah. That is what this passage says.
Christ has called me to HIMSELF. I have a personal relationship with Jesus, just like the people in the NT. The fact that you are arguing for a church instead of Christ is something you might pray about.
A few things you might know about me:
I have a degree in theology. I read Greek and Hebrew. You are correct the Peter means Rock. I am correct in that the Bible was written as letters, not with chapters and verses. When you pull out a single line and turn it into a rule, it’s no different than what the Pharisees did. The Rock was the confession that Jesus is the Messiah and that is what the church is built in. Peter was renamed in honor of that.
I read the Bible from cover to cover every year and have done so for many years. Communion daily. I listen to sermon a day. I am part of a prayer community that meets twice a day online to pray.
I don’t say this to boast. I say this because sitting my butt in a Catholic Church pew wouldn’t suddenly make God pleased with me. I am a broken human. Your insistence that Protestants are saved or Godly and have an inferior faith is problematic.
I encourage you to think about why you use the word propaganda so much. You also set your self up as Judge in your comments. A precarious place to be when we are all saved by grace.
The rock referred to the confession of Jesus as the Messiah, NOT to Peter. It was what Peter acknowledged. This verse is not complete with out the previous verse. It was a conversation, not one sentence.
The church is built on believing Jesus is the Messiah. That is what this passage says.
This is total nonsense.
The greek word for "rock" is petros (or petra.) Peter literally means rock.
Shake off that Protestant propaganda you've been fed and come home. Christ calls you to help him restore His Church.
Christ has called me to HIMSELF. I have a personal relationship with Jesus, just like the people in the NT. The fact that you are arguing for a church instead of Christ is something you might pray about.
A few things you might know about me: I have a degree in theology. I read Greek and Hebrew. You are correct the Peter means Rock. I am correct in that the Bible was written as letters, not with chapters and verses. When you pull out a single line and turn it into a rule, it’s no different than what the Pharisees did. The Rock was the confession that Jesus is the Messiah and that is what the church is built in. Peter was renamed in honor of that.
I read the Bible from cover to cover every year and have done so for many years. Communion daily. I listen to sermon a day. I am part of a prayer community that meets twice a day online to pray.
I don’t say this to boast. I say this because sitting my butt in a Catholic Church pew wouldn’t suddenly make God pleased with me. I am a broken human. Your insistence that Protestants are saved or Godly and have an inferior faith is problematic.
I encourage you to think about why you use the word propaganda so much. You also set your self up as Judge in your comments. A precarious place to be when we are all saved by grace.