![]() Carson, writes, in The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: This becomes crucial as even the Baptist biblical scholar, D.A. ![]() Here are just a few of the ways Catholic apologists have responded to this claim.įirst, we have good reason to believe that the Gospel of Matthew was originally written in Aramaic, and Jesus almost certainly would have been speaking in Aramaic. They claim the text actually says, “you are petros (which they translate as “small rock or stone”) and upon this petra (which they translate as “massive boulder”) I will build my Church.” On this reading, Peter is the “small rock” and Jesus is the “massive boulder.” Yet millions of Protestants believe there is a distinction to be made in the Greek text that would eliminate Peter from consideration for being the rock upon which Jesus would build his Church. All twelve apostles were present when Jesus promised to give to Peter alone the keys of the kingdom, symbolizing the authority of Christ- the authority of heaven-over the kingdom of heaven on Earth, the Church. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”įor Catholics, this text is clear. Few biblical passages have caused more apologist ink to be spilled than Matthew 16:17-19:Īnd Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.
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