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To: mas cerveza por favor
It was Jesus who changed Simon's name to Cephus (Peter, Rock) when they met.

I suppose one COULD see it that way; BUT...

"One of the two who heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah," which means Christ. He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas," which means Peter."

(John 1:40-42 RSV)

...it appears to me that Jesus is saying what is GOING to happen in the future.

HE didn't say, "Let's change your name to Peter."

116 posted on 11/08/2010 6:53:29 PM PST by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie; mas cerveza por favor; Zuriel

Let me help you out again, Elsie, but I’ll have to use that old Testament.

See Isaiah 51

Everlasting Salvation for Zion
1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness
and who seek the LORD:
Look to the rock from which you were cut
and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
2 look to Abraham, your father,
and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was only one man,
and I blessed him and made him many.
3 The LORD will surely comfort Zion
and will look with compassion on all her ruins;
he will make her deserts like Eden,
her wastelands like the garden of the LORD.
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

Read the whole thing here: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+51&version=NIV

Getting back to the Greek, the two rocks spoken of have on major distinguishing feature and it isn’t size.

The Temple can only be built on “living rock”. Only one use of the word rock refers to “living rock”. Guess which one.


117 posted on 11/09/2010 4:30:18 AM PST by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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