May 22, 2022 - Upon This Rock!

“Upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it!”

~Matthew 16:18

When Jesus said, “this rock,” what did he mean? Catholic tradition holds that Jesus is talking about Peter. Protestants say, no, the rock is Christ Jesus himself. Church reformers – and most of us in the Churches of Christ - believe the rock is Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Messiah and the faith it takes to make that confession.

Jesus is the One sent by God to destroy “all dominion, authority, and power… for he has put everything under his feet” (1 Cor. 15:24-27). He tells us this with his words; he demonstrates this with his life; he embodies this in his death, burial, and resurrection. And he establishes his Church – us!- as his holy partner to testify to and participate in his eternal victory.

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