Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | Matthew 16:18 "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:18 "And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ]. [Eph 1:22; 4:15; 5:23; Col 1:18] |
Bible Question:
Can some one give some explanation of NT church in this verse ? Also need some explanation of the difference between NT Church and OT Church |
Bible Answer: Rev 17:14 "These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful." Hi Sthothram! And Welcome to the Forum! One note of correction to Sctt's post: If the Church (NT or OT) is the "called, chosen, and faithful," then believers in the OT did not believe that they could be saved by keeping God's holy law. Hebrews 11 proves this point: Heb 11:1,2, "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval." The writer then goes on to list many OT saints who lived by faith and were approved by God. I don't know what the explanation is concerning the NT church in this verse, but concerning the difference between the OT and NT Church, Paul says: Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave although he is owner of everything, but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by the father. So also we, while we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental things of the world. But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" Galatians 4:1-6 So the OT Church Paul sees as a Church underage until Christ came. And the Law was the OT Church's tutor to lead them to Christ: "But the Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. "But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise." Gal 3:22-29 Sorry about the long quotes, but there's a lot of good stuff here! There's another very important difference that Paul points out. In the OT only a few saints received the anointing of the Holy Spirit, like prophets, priests, and kings. But now that the fullness has come in Christ, all God's people are indwelt by God the Spirit! (4:6) Peace, |