Posted on July 16, 2010.
The word for Peter is Petros (masc.) a small rock Greek. So why not say RC Petra Matt 4:18 p.m. applies to them? Jesus said upon this rock (female) PETRA, which means "rock of enormous size," I will build my church. "Vine's Dictionary Expositional is useful as well as many translations online.
This is one example of wordplay in the Bible that confuse the casual reader and allows decievers do their acts.
Yeshua is the Rock on which the Chruch of God is built. Peter's confession that Christ was the Son of the living God attests. The Church of God is not built on a mortal man, but the Son of God.
1 Corinthians 10:01 Moreover, my brothers, I do not want you to know, how that our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, 2 all were baptized to Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And they all ate the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
This gives CCB denies claims that Peter is the Rock. It also highlights Yeshua is the God of the Old Testament.
As you suggested, do a word study on the two words used in Matthew, find the diffrence between them, it means a small stone suggests large massive rocks.
Further evidence that it is sacrilege to call Peter, a simple man, rock and give the true identity of the Rock:
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are just, a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he
De 32:15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and began: wax you're fat, you have become thick, you're covered in grease, then he forsook God which made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation. 32:18 Of the Rock that begot you inattentive, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. 32:30 How should one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut up? 32:31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
2:02 1Samuel It is none holy as the LORD: there is none beside thee: there is no rock like our God.
2SA 10:02 p.m. And he said: The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 3 God of my rock in whom I trust: he is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior, you save me from violence ... 10:32 p.m. For who is God except the LORD? and is a rock save our God?
10:47 p.m. The LORD liveth, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. 11:03 p.m. The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, the one who rules the men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
Psalms 6:02 p.m. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my strength, in whom I trust, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 6:31 p.m. For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? 6:46 p.m. The LORD liveth, and blessed be my rock, and that the God of my salvation be exalted. 28:1 A Psalm of David. thee will I cry, O LORD, my rock, be not silent to me for fear that if you walk away without me, I become like those who descend into the pit. ear at 31:2 O worship from me, rescue me quickly: I'm rock solid for a home defense to save me. 42:9 I say to God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten? Why am I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 62:2 He is my rock and my salvation he is my defense, I should not be moved. 62:6 He is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense, I should not be moved. 62:7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. 71:3 Be strong my house, so I myself can still thou hast given commandment to save me, for you are m.