Don’t wait for me dear. I quoted scripture which says that God is the Rock but you RCC folks insist on replacing Him with Peter. My words would never do.
Copping out eh?
got it:)
And Jesus came into the quarters of Caesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of man is? [14] But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. [15] Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am?It doesn't make sense to say "Blessed are you for saying this, my father revealed it to you. You are rock and upon me, I will build my Church." It doesn't make sense standing on its own nor in context[16] Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. [17] And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. [18] And I say to thee: That thou art rock; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. [19] And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven. [20] Then he commanded his disciples, that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.
Rather it is "Blessed are you for saying this, my father revealed it to you. You are rock and upon this rock (you) I will build my Church"
What were Peter's qualities? He was unlearned, a simple fisherman, showed himself to be a coward at times, his faith failed him at times, but he still clung to his simple belief, like a rock
Like a rock -- the simple faith in the Lord is what Christ points out.