“Jesus never gave up his throne, and he didn’t offer it to anyone. This is what he did give to the church:”
He couldn’t, he is Jesus, but He DID say to Peter: Upon this rock YOU will build My Church.
Matthew 16: 13, Jesus asks His disciples “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” ...... “He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” (verses 15-18)
On the knowledge of what Peter said - WHO Christ is - He is The Cornstrone, The Rock on which His Church is built.
At first glance, it may appear that Jesus was referring to Peter as “the rock”, but we have to keep in mind that the New Testament was written in Greek, not English.
This is one instance where the original wording reveals the true meaning of what is being said. The Greek word for Peter is petros, which means “a pebble” or a small stone. On the other hand, the Greek word that Jesus used for rock is petra, meaning “a massive rock” or bedrock. Now we can see that there is an obvious difference!
Peter was correct when he stated that Jesus was “the Christ” and it was this profession of truth that the church would be founded upon: Jesus Christ “the chief cornerstone” (Matthew 21:42)Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “’The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?.
Jesus was talking about building His church upon the solid bedrock, not a small pebble.
Psalm 118:22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone.
Acts 4:11 “He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone.
Romans 9:33 just as it is written, “BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.”
1 Peter 2:7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone,”
JESUS is the CORNERSTONE, The ROCK of The Church.