[BibChr]

Of course he wasn't. What a silly idea!

...no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ
1 Corinthians 3:11

Dan
What Is Biblical Christianity?

[MassExodus]

I always thought it was wierd that folks consider Peter the foundation of the Church,

wasn't PAUL the one who preached to the gentiles and spread the word BEYOND the Jews?

Of course, I've never understood why some folks would pray to the woman from whom God chose to birth himself.

[Cicero]

No one, Protestant or Catholic, disputes your point. Jesus was the stone Whom the builders rejected which became the cornerstone (or keystone of the arch). Nevertheless, the Peter's name was Simon until Jesus changed it, in this very passage. God renames those whom He means to begin life over again for a special purpose, as he did with Abram, Sarai, Jacob, and Saul. "Peter" means rock, in both Greek and Latin.

[Campion]

...no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ

"built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets" -- Ephesians 2:20

Guess you forgot that verse.

[don-o]

Biblical Christianity concerns itself specifically with thinking Biblically; it is not content with foggy concepts of thinking "Christianly"

Dan's point one of seventeen.

I'll admire a man who will lay out his markers. But, what's to stop me from laying down MY 17 markers and calling them Biblical Christianity? But, the term itself is problematical. Biblical Christianity as opposed to what? Non-Biblical Christianity?

In the other 16 points, we find all sorts of "outs" in order to let us create our own version of the "faith once delivered..."

I find it more profitable to search for that faith.

Dan believes, (correct me if I am wrong, please Sir) that the faith that was delivered, got lost. And his calling is to reconstruct it.

I believe that it is possible to find it, intact, on earth today.

[fearnot]

What comes to mind is the many references to the "rock" in the old testament. They do not point to Peter, IMHO, but to Jesus. One example is Psalm 19 "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, o Lord, my ROCK and my redeemer. (Emphasis mine). It seems clear that this is a symbol of Jesus, not to Peter.