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NASB | Matthew 16:17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:17 Then Jesus answered him, "Blessed [happy, spiritually secure, favored by God] are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood (mortal man) did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. |
Bible Question: In Matthew 16:17-19 is Jesus telling Peter that Peter is the rock (the church)and is that church the Catholic church? |
Bible Answer: Hello jaewoz101 The RCC teaches this and were able to keep virtually the whole Christian world in captivity for centuries. There's one major flaw in that view. If Jesus is to be the cornerstone (which is the stabilizer of a foundation) then Peter cannot be the rock, nor can the church. Wouldn't that upsurp the actual cornerstone? I think most Christians view the revelation proper that Peter had as being the rock. It is the knowledge (revelation) of who Jesus is that the church is built upon. To bring it down to our little pea brains, at the point of this verse, we have the Foundation built by the Law and the Prophets, we have Jesus the cornerstone and Peter, one little brick set next to the cornerstone. Without this "revelation" going further to build new bricks to build upon the Foundation, we don't have a complete building (church). |
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