And I say also 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...
It has two applications to companies of Christians, (a) to the whole company of the redeemed throughout the present era, the company of which Christ said, “I will build My Church,” Matthew 16:18, and which is further described as “the Church which is His Body,” Ephesians 1:22; ...
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it.
“I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. NASB 1977 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it. ...
Matthew16:18-19(KJV)AndIsayalsountothee,ThatthouartPeter,anduponthisrockIwillbuildmychurch;andthegatesofhellshallnotprevailagainstit.AndIwillgiveuntotheethekeysofthekingdomofheaven:andwhatsoeverthoushaltbindonearthshallbeboundinheaven:andwhatsoeverthoushaltlooseonearthshallbeloosedinheaven. ...
The Unity of the Church. "And I say also 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. xvi. 18. Too many persons at this day,--in spite of what they see before them, in spite of what...
“TheNeverAloneChurch” 1 Lesson16:“UponThisRockIWillBuildMyChurch” Goal:Tobecomethe“TheNeverAloneChurch”bypracticingtheGreatCommandment ofLovewithourcommunityofbelievers.Thiswillenableustofulfillthemandategivenin theGreatCommission. Objective:TounderstandGod’splanforbecomingTheRockforHimtoBuildHis Church. ...
17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 18What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gos...
signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the good news about the Messiah from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum.20My aim is to evangelize where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else’s ...
and that was but an indication of the solidity of Peter’s faith. When he mentioned his faith, His Holiness said, Thou art Peter”—which means rock—’and upon this rock will I build my church.’ This was a sanction of Peter’s faith; it was not indicative of his (Peter) being th...