@precisionapologetics: Orthodox pray for the dead, but deny Purgatory? 2 Maccabees 12:46 says it's good to pray for them! Purgatory: mercy, not punishment. #Catholicism #Purgatory #Theology #Faith #Christianity
Jesus renamed Simon to Peter (which means small stone).
But then Jesus said He would build His church on “this rock” — a different Greek word meaning a massive foundation.
What foundation?
Peter had just declared:
“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
That confession is the rock.
The New Testament confirms this again and again:
Jesus is the Chief Cornerstone
Jesus is the Foundation
Jesus is the Head of the Church
Never once does Scripture say:
“Peter is the universal leader of all Christians.”
If Peter were the first Pope, the Bible would show it clearly. It doesn’t.
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Rise Above :
“Jesus said to Peter: ‘You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.’ But here’s the key — the ‘rock’ isn’t Peter himself. It’s what Peter just said: ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’
Jesus is saying: ‘This truth — that I am the Savior — is the foundation of My Church.’ Not a city. Not a building. Not a denomination. Christ is the foundation
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Rise Above :
Matthew 16:18 does not prove the Catholic Church was the first Christian church.
It proves:
Jesus is the builder
The confession “Jesus is the Messiah” is the foundation
The church began in Jerusalem with the Holy Spirit
No Scripture shows Peter as a Pope or Rome as the origin
Catholics are our friends, but truth is truth:
The foundation of the church is Christ — not Rome
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Rise Above :
The church belongs to Jesus alone.
It didn’t start in Rome — it started with the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem in the book of Acts
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