Jesus, NOT Peter, is the ROCK.?

Question

Peter was the little stone.

Answer 1

. Only about nine or ten months remain before his death, and he is concerned about his disciples. Many have already left off following him. Others are apparently confused and disappointed because he rejected the people’s efforts to make him king and because he did not, when challenged by his enemies, provide a sign from heaven to prove his kingship. What do his apostles believe about his identity? When they come over to where he is praying, Jesus inquires: “Who are the crowds saying that I am?”

“Some say John the Baptist,” they answer, “others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Yes, they think Jesus is one of these men raised from the dead!

“You, though, who do you say I am?” Jesus asks.

Peter quickly responds: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
After expressing approval of Peter’s response, Jesus says: “I say to you, You are Peter, and on this rock-mass I will build my congregation, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.” Here Jesus first announces that he will build a congregation and that even death will not hold its members captive after their faithful course on earth. Then he tells Peter: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens.”

Jesus thus reveals that Peter is to receive special privileges. No, Peter is not given first place among the apostles, nor is he made the foundation of the congregation. Jesus himself is the Rock-mass upon which his congregation will be built. But Peter is to be given three keys with which to open, as it were, the opportunity for groups of people to enter the Kingdom of the heavens.

Peter used the first key at Pentecost 33 C.E. when he showed repentant Jews what they must do to be saved. He used the second shortly afterward when he opened to believing Samaritans the opportunity to enter God’s Kingdom. Then, in 36 C.E. he used the third key by opening to uncircumcised Gentiles, Cornelius and his friends, the same opportunity

Answer 2

Correct. Their topic was about Jesus, not Peter. Elsewhere in the Bible, Jesus, not Peter is called the corner stone. Peter , like the other apostles, are the secondary foundations (posts) of ( Mat 21:42; Eph 2:20 )

Answer 3

The debate rages over whether “the rock” on which Christ will build His church is Peter, or Peter’s confession that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the Living God” (Matthew 16:16). In all honesty, there is no way for us to be 100% sure which view is correct. The grammatical construction allows for either view. It is our view Jesus was declaring that Peter would be the “rock” on which He would build His church. Jesus appears to be using a play on words. “You are Peter (petros) and on this rock (petra) I will build my church.” Since Peter’s name means rock, and Jesus is going to build His church on a rock – it appears that Christ is linking the two together. God used Peter greatly in the foundation of the church. It was Peter who first proclaimed the Gospel on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:14-47). Peter was also the first to take the Gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 10:1-48). In a sense, Peter was the rock “foundation” of the church.

Many argue vehemently against the concept that Jesus was declaring Peter to be the rock. While some of these alternate interpretations are indeed plausible, they are motivated, at least in part, by a faulty assumption. The faulty assumption is that if Peter is the rock of Matthew 16:18, this makes the Roman Catholic Church the one true church. Admittedly, the Roman Catholic Church uses this very argument. On the contrary, Peter being the rock in Matthew 16:18 is meaningless in giving the Roman Catholic Church any authority. Scripture nowhere records Peter being in Rome. Scripture nowhere describes Peter as being supreme over the other apostles. The New Testament does not describe Peter as being “all authoritative leader” of the early Christian church. Peter was not the first pope, and Peter did not start the Roman Catholic Church. The origin of the Catholic Church is not in the teachings of Peter, or any other apostle. If Peter truly was the founder of the Roman Catholic Church, it would be in full agreement with what Peter taught (Acts chapter 2, 1 Peter, 2 Peter).

Answer 4

And how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Jesus said to Peter, "Your name is no Cephus, the rock, and on this rock I will build my church." The scriptures refer to Jesus as the stone which the builders rejected that has become the cornerstone. The point is not the size of the rocks but the lessons we learn from them.

Answer 5

fairly, he's not calling Peter the rock. He says "in this rock" which means himself, conversing in third individual. If Christ is termed the rock, why then could we characteristic to Peter that call? a million Cor 10:4 tells us who the rock is... "and all drank an similar religious drink, for they were eating from a non secular rock which observed them; and the rock replaced into Christ." The Church is outfitted on Christ, who's the rock of our salvation. That makes a lot more advantageous experience than Peter, an insignificant guy, being our starting up position. that's why I as a Protestant do not comprehend Peter because the rock. Christ is our starting up position and our salvation. Why ought to we upload Peter?

Answer 6

Revealation is the key. When the Apostles had a problem It was revealed to them what was right. Peter was shown the vision of the unclean animals to show that the gentiles should receive the gospel and the despensing of circumsision was given to the apostles by the Holy ghost. If a person was to ask an apostle which church was right they,would say only one and they re-baptised those who were baptised unto John's baptism. When the apostles died, so did revealation and the churches were left to divide and proliferate. The Nicean Creed was brought forth by the Emperor Constantine to bring some of the split factions together.
If you belong to a church that truly has a prophet you are a member of the only TRUE church. We need a Prophet for our day, otherwise Adam would be sufficient (no need for Isaiah, Jerimiah, etc.) The Bible says you can distinguish them from false prophets by their works.

Answer 7

Peter was a rock, shaped to be a foundation stone. Jesus was unhewn, and suitable for the arch of the door.

Answer 8

Jesus was actually the Rock that was referred to in the gospels. Jesus often used second tense as He expressed things that would come... When He said, "On this rock", he was referring to Himself, not Peter.

Answer 9

Jesus is the cornerstone, Peter, Cephas is rock.

Answer 10

The rock is revelation!

The rock that Jesus has built his church on is neither Himself, although He is the rock that Moses struck, or Peter. Look at the preceeding verse. The rock Jesus refers to is revelation.