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To: rogator

It's true that millions believe (wrongly) as you do. Millions more correctly interpret this verse as Jesus' commending Peter for recognizing Him as the Lord, and upon that recognition, upon Christ himself, will the Church be built. There is no "rock" but Christ, after all.

Take a look at this page, which explores this verse quite thoroughly, from both a biblical and historical perspective:

http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=2701

And as this page asserts -- http://www.gpcredding.org/petra.html -- "The Greek text does not teach that Peter is the rock. The rock is either Peter's confession of Christ, or Christ Himself, in Peter's answer to Jesus' earlier question 'Who do men say that I the Son of man am?'"

You understand that the words "rock" and "rock" in that verse are actually two different words in the original language?

It's very difficult to have both historical and biblical facts come against a core doctrine in your faith. I encourage you to consider revising your doctrine in light of the truth, my friend.


51 posted on 07/08/2006 10:35:00 AM PDT by Theo ("Scientists" believe in both evolution and man-caused global warming. They're wrong in both cases.)
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To: Theo

"And as this page asserts -- http://www.gpcredding.org/petra.html -- "The Greek text does not teach that Peter is the rock."

It is fascinating to find out how much more you and your sources know about biblical interpretation, Aramaic, and classical Greek than the early Christians whose grandparents possibly met and talked with Christ or His apostles. It is dismaying to find out that they have been wrong since the very beginning.
As I said before we are most fortunate to have you to interpret Scripture for us.


58 posted on 07/08/2006 11:33:26 AM PDT by rogator
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To: Theo
The Magesterium has the final say in interpreting Scripture, not you.

-A8

80 posted on 07/08/2006 6:33:03 PM PDT by adiaireton8 ("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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