There are two different Greek words.
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Yes, but he is just making it up because cephas
Is not greek, it is the language Jesus spoke at
Least according to the ones in the know.
Either Hebrew or Aramaic, the scripture was Wrote
in Greek, but in John 1 the writer left cephas in
the hebrew or Aramaic.
Most likely to keep hot shot professors from denying
that Jesus called Simon the rock.
It is so childish for some one to make up stuff like
small stone and large stone, why not just except what
Jesus said?
I have always wondered if Jesus was referring to himself
in Mathew when he said I will build my church on this rock.
and mostly have excepted it as true but I see no need to
add to it and try to push it down people’s throats who
don’t see it like that.
But I have heard the Catholic antagonists twist so much
scripture it is hard to believe that it comes from a god
fearing human being.
If you want to argue with the Catholic doctrine there is
enough room for that with out saying any thing that will
insult st Peter or Mary, they did nothing to have all of
this stupid stuff brought on them.
I all so get to feeling ashamed of my self when I am dealing
with the likes of imardmd1 so the only thing I can do is quit
and let him have the last word.
Or you can admit that you are not correcting imardmd1, But rather you are correcting the Holy Spirit, and the Apostles John, Peter, and Paul whose writings say to the Bible translators and myself that Kayfas (Cephas) and Petros are one and the same in context, and mean stone; whereas Sela and Petra are the same in context, and mean rock, no matter what your opinion might be. As I have said before, your ramblings do not deserve the attention that they have been given, but out of compassion my other affairs have been set aside to freely give you that attention. But that cannot continue without some kind of quid pro quo return from the effort.
There is no intent to make you feel ashamed of yourself. The exchange on FR Religious Forum is meant to help each one come closer to the Truth of God and the Jesus of the Bible. The object is to sense one's own lack and have it repaired through the sharing of another through his/her supply.
Contentions and remonstrations come up when one cannot come to grips with his own perceptions of what that truth is, when he/she comes up against someone with a different view.
Some react badly, and others with assessing whether a resolution might be made when one's viewpoint seems threatened; and in this forum, to each his/her own way of managing one's conduct. Under the forum' s stated rules of engagement, that is, which are not meant to bring a sense of shame to anyone, AFIK.