Peter, a Sketch

Of all the disciples, the one that we usually consider to have the most personality is Simon Peter. No other disciple's words and actions are so often recorded.

"I Will Build My Church"

Although Peter was given responsibilities of leadership, as connoted from the rock imagery or symbolism, he was not granted the post of 'vicar of Christ.'

Christ Our Rock

When Moses uses the metaphor of a rock, he thinks of the connotative qualities of enduring, unchanging, solid, awesome, strong, majestic, and beautiful.

Matthew (Part Twenty-One)

Living Among the Ruins

To tear down cherished institutions is to leave a nation culturally ruined. God's people, in choosing the old pathways, tread the roadway to eternal life.

Did Christ Build the Church on Peter (Matthew 16:18)?

The key to understanding Matthew 16:18 lies in the correct translation of the Greek words rendered 'Peter' and 'rock.' Jesus Christ is the Rock.