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The Confession of Peter is a statement made by the [[apostle Peter]], recorded in [[Matthew 16]], [[Mark 8]] and [[Luke 9]], in which Peter acknowledges [[Jesus]] to be the [[Christ]] (or Messiah - meaining the Anointed One). Jesus and the disciples had come to Caesarea Philippi, when Jesus asked them who they thought he was. The apostle Peter confessed that he was the Christ and the Son of the Living God. This statement is generally known as the Confession of Peter and is also found in Mark 8 and Luke 9. | The Confession of Peter is a statement made by the [[apostle Peter]], recorded in [[Matthew 16]], [[Mark 8]] and [[Luke 9]], in which Peter acknowledges [[Jesus]] to be the [[Christ]] (or Messiah - meaining the Anointed One). Jesus and the disciples had come to Caesarea Philippi, when Jesus asked them who they thought he was. The apostle Peter confessed that he was the Christ and the Son of the Living God. This statement is generally known as the Confession of Peter and is also found in Mark 8 and Luke 9. | ||
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| + | Jesus exclaims that this fact about the identity of Jesus has been revealed by God to Peter. | ||
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| + | ===The [[Church]]=== | ||
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| + | The word church (Greek: [[ekklesia]] - assembly) occurs only twice in the [[Gospels]] - here and also in [[Matthew 18:17]]. | ||
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This view links Jesus' words here, with his words in [[Matthew 7:24]], where he talks about the wise man building his house on the rock. | This view links Jesus' words here, with his words in [[Matthew 7:24]], where he talks about the wise man building his house on the rock. | ||
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The Confession of Peter is a statement made by the apostle Peter, recorded in Matthew 16, Mark 8 and Luke 9, in which Peter acknowledges Jesus to be the Christ (or Messiah - meaining the Anointed One).
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The Confession of Peter is a statement made by the apostle Peter, recorded in Matthew 16, Mark 8 and Luke 9, in which Peter acknowledges Jesus to be the Christ (or Messiah - meaining the Anointed One). Jesus and the disciples had come to Caesarea Philippi, when Jesus asked them who they thought he was. The apostle Peter confessed that he was the Christ and the Son of the Living God. This statement is generally known as the Confession of Peter and is also found in Mark 8 and Luke 9.
Revelation from God
Jesus exclaims that this fact about the identity of Jesus has been revealed by God to Peter.
The Church
The word church (Greek: ekklesia - assembly) occurs only twice in the Gospels - here and also in Matthew 18:17.
The Rock
Jesus then acknowledges that on "this rock" he would build his church. There is some controversy among Christians as to the meaning of Jesus' response to Peter. Within Protestantism there is general agreement that Jesus would build his church on the foundation of faith that "Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God". Roman Catholicism however, teaches that Jesus is saying that he will build his church on the apostle Peter himself. Other interpretations are also possible.
The more common interpretations include:
Peter is the rock
This is the common Roman Catholic interpretation as noted above.
Against this view, some have argued that this view is inconsistent with scripture, given that it seems that the disciples did not understand Peter as having any chief place, as shortly after, in Matthew 18:1 they ask Jesus who is chief in heaven.
The rock is faith in Jesus as the Christ
This is a common Protestant interpretation as noted above. Some early church fathers who supported this view include John Chrysostom
Jesus himself is the rock
This view is similar to the view that the rock is faith in Jesus as the Christ. William Barclay wrote that Jesus "did not mean that the Church depended on Peter, as it depnded on Himself, and on God the Rock, alone."
The teachings of Jesus are the rock
This view links Jesus' words here, with his words in Matthew 7:24, where he talks about the wise man building his house on the rock.
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