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To: Manfred the Wonder Dawg

Excellent, historically accurate, Biblically accurate, linguistically accurate, logically accurate document.

Thanks.

Particularly amongst other paragraphs:

When Jesus talked about this rock, the Greek term He used was petra. Petra is a feminine noun which means a massive cliff-rock, like the one overshadowing Caesarea Philippi. The word for Peter here is petros, a masculine noun which means a small stone or pebble. Jesus said, “You are Peter- You are Petros. You are a small stone, a small pebble just like the small stones or pebbles in this stream shooting forth from the base of the huge cliff-rock that overshadowed the town of Caesarea Philippi. Upon the ‘petra,’ upon that cliff from which you were broken off, I will build my church.” In other words, Jesus is this massive cliffrock upon which the church would be built on. The church would not be built upon Peter, but upon Peter’s confession which was, “You are the Christ, the Son of the God, the Living One.” Peter’s confession was on the rock itself. Jesus did not say to Peter, upon YOU I will build My church, but, “upon this rock,” and the word “this” is pointing to Himself, of whom Peter confessed when he said, “Thou art Christ.” On the basis of who Jesus is, the church was going to be built.


30 posted on 01/31/2008 9:07:07 PM PST by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Quix
The word for Peter here is petros, a masculine noun ...

Which is the only kind that could be a proper name for a man.

Unless you're proposing that Jesus should have given Peter a woman's name.

93 posted on 02/01/2008 9:41:58 AM PST by Campion
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