Peter says Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus says this declaration of faith will be the rock on which He will build His church.

19 июл. 2024 г. · Jesus' words in Matthew 16:18 are the focus of an ongoing debate over who or what “the rock” is that Jesus mentions.

It was the Spirit of God that moved Peter to make the earth-shattering, yet correct answer, "You are the Messiah, the Christ – the Son of the living God."

As recorded in Matthew 16, Peter bore his testimony that Jesus is the Christ, and the Savior explained that Peter had received that knowledge by revelation.

The whole meaning of the passage is this: "I will make you the honored instrument of making known my gospel first to Jews and Gentiles, and I will make you a ...

16 янв. 2020 г. · The Roman Catholic Church interprets “this rock” in reference to Peter as the first pope and the beginning of apostolic succession.

Peter was, thou art Peter: intimating, that he was rightly called Peter, or Cephas, by him, when he first became a follower of him.

2 июн. 2022 г. · Jesus is saying that believers in Christ will not be overcome by power of death, that is, that they will be raised from the dead. What did Jesus mean by "on this rock, I will build my church"? In Matthew 16:18, was Jesus referring to Peter or himself when ... Другие результаты с сайта hermeneutics.stackexchange.com

This statement identifies Jesus as the builder and owner of the church; it is a simple matter of grammar and wording: "I will build MY church."

David Guzik commentary on Matthew 16, in which Jesus is revealed for who He is and what He came to do. Peter proclaims Him as the Messiah.