Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and
  upon this rock I will build my church and the
  gates of hell shall not prevail against it
  (Matt. 16 18).

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• Two extant views
• 1. Peter was the foundation or rock.

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• Was Peter the first Pope?
• Peter was rash (Matt. 26 33).
• Denied Jesus (Matt. 26 69ff.).
• He was prejudiced (Gal. 2 11-14).
• He refused worship (Acts 10 25, 26).
• He was married (Matt. 8 14).

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• Two extant views
• B. Jesus used a different word for rock.
  Vine Petra denotes a mass of rock, as distinct
  from petros, a detached stone or boulder, or a
  stone that might be thrown or easily moved.

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• Two extant views
• 2. Jesus, the Son of God, is the rock.

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou are the
  Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus
  answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou,
  Simon Barjona for flesh and blood hath not
  revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in
  heaven (Matt. 16 16, 17).
• And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and
  upon this rock I will build my church and the
  gates of hell shall not prevail against it
  (Matt. 16 18).

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• Vine continues his comments
• in Matt. 16 18, metaphorically, of Christ and
  the testimony concerning him here the
  distinction between petra, concerning the Lord
  himself, and petros, the apostle, is clear.

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• Jesus is the proper foundation
• Pleased the Father (Matt. 3 17).
• He is the mediator (I Tim. 2 5).
• Perfect sacrifice (Heb. 9 27, 28).
• The Great Shepherd (I Pet. 5 4).
• He was sinless (Heb. 4 15).

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• Jesus deity seen
• In pre-incarnate state (Jn. 8 58).
• In incarnate state (Jn. 1 14).
• Glorified state (Acts 2 36).

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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

• Conclusion Jesus remains the same (Heb. 13 8).
  The churches of men are built upon the sand and
  are plants that God will root up one day (Matt.
  15 13). Jesus church shall stand because it is
  built upon the rock of Jesus deity!