Confession (2 of 4)
Series: The Foundation of the Church God Builds
Richard A. Bradley
Matthew 16:13-19
13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, ''Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?'' 14 So they said, ''Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.'' 15 He said to them, ''But who do you say that I am?''
16 Simon Peter answered and said, ''You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.'17 Jesus answered and said to him, ''Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.''
Through the years much debate has swirled around today's passage. Most of it has centered around Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah. It's not what Peter said to Jesus that has generated this controversy but what Jesus said to him in reply. To understand what Jesus actually said His statement must been considered in its entire context. Lifting something out of Scripture without consideration of what went on before or what comes after will almost always get us in trouble.
The question is, what did Jesus really mean when He said to Peter in verse 18, ''And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.'' Did He really mean that He would build His church on Peter? It must be noted that Jesus used two separate words for ''rock'' in this verse. There is Peter's name ''Petros'' which is translated as a small rock, one that you might pick up and throw into the lake. Then there is the word ''Petra'' which describes a solid foundation s ...
Series: The Foundation of the Church God Builds
Richard A. Bradley
Matthew 16:13-19
13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, ''Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?'' 14 So they said, ''Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.'' 15 He said to them, ''But who do you say that I am?''
16 Simon Peter answered and said, ''You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.'17 Jesus answered and said to him, ''Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.''
Through the years much debate has swirled around today's passage. Most of it has centered around Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah. It's not what Peter said to Jesus that has generated this controversy but what Jesus said to him in reply. To understand what Jesus actually said His statement must been considered in its entire context. Lifting something out of Scripture without consideration of what went on before or what comes after will almost always get us in trouble.
The question is, what did Jesus really mean when He said to Peter in verse 18, ''And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.'' Did He really mean that He would build His church on Peter? It must be noted that Jesus used two separate words for ''rock'' in this verse. There is Peter's name ''Petros'' which is translated as a small rock, one that you might pick up and throw into the lake. Then there is the word ''Petra'' which describes a solid foundation s ...
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