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{{quote | text=Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." {{Bible verse|matthew|16|16|lang=WEB}} [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] [[Matthew 16|16]]:16}}

{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name =The Confession of Peter |subtopics =Synopsis=[[Matthew 16]], [[Mark 8]], [[Luke 9]]* [[Christ]], [[Son of God]]* [[Church]], [[Peter and the Papacy]] |opinion_pieces ={{short_opinions}} * [[Peter and the Papacy (G.G.)]] |}}

The Confession of Peter is a statement made by the [[apostle Peter]], recorded in [[Matthew 16]], [[Mark 8]] and [[Luke 9]], in which Peter acknowledges acknowledged [[Jesus]] to be the [[Christ]] (or Messiah - meaining the Anointed One). Jesus and the disciples had come to Caesarea Philippi, when Jesus asked them who they thought he was. The apostle Peter confessed that he was the Christ and the Son of the Living God. This statement is generally known as the Confession of Peter and is also found in Mark 8 and Luke 9.

==Contents=Revelation from God===

{{topics}}* [[Matthew 16]] | [[Mark 8]] | [[Luke 9]]* [[Christ]] | [[Son Following Peter's confession, Jesus exclaimed that this fact about the identity of Jesus had been revealed by God]]* [[Church]] | [[to Peter and the Papacy]].

The Confession of ====Peter is a statement made by the [[apostle Peter]], recorded in [[Matthew 16]], [[Mark 8]] and [[Luke 9]], in which Peter acknowledges [[Jesus]] to be the [[Christ]] (or Messiah - meaining the Anointed One). Jesus and the disciples had come to Caesarea Philippi, when Jesus asked them who they thought he was. The apostle Peter confessed that he was the Christ and the Son of the Living God. This statement is generally known as the Confession of Peter and is also found in Mark 8 and Luke 9.rock====

Jesus then acknowledges The common Roman Catholic interpretation as noted above is that Peter himself was the rock that the church has been built on . =====Arguments against this interpretation===== Against this view, some have argued that this view is inconsistent with Scripture, given that it seems that the disciples did not understand Peter as having any chief place, as shortly after, in [[Matthew 18:1]] they asked Jesus who was chief in heaven. Furthermore, the name Peter actually means "this rock" he would build his churchin Greek (Petros) and it is a masculine noun. There is some controversy among Christians as to When recording the meaning words of Jesus' response (translated from Aramaic to PeterGreek) Matthew wrote "On this Rock I will build my church" using the feminine form of rock (petra). Within Protestantism there Hence, it is general agreement argued that Jesus would was making a distinction between Peter and the Rock ("You are Petros (''masculine noun = Peter = rock'') and on this petra (''feminine noun = rock'') I will build his my church on .") ====The rock is faith in Jesus as the Christ==== The common Protestant interpretation as noted above is that the foundation rock of the church is faith that "in Jesus is as the Christ. Some early church fathers who supported this view included [[John Chrysostom]]. Another supporter of this interpretation was [[Martin Luther]], the Son who said that "All Christians are Peters on account of the Living God". Roman Catholicism howeverconfession which Peter here makes, teaches that Jesus which is saying that he will build his church the rock on the apostle which Peter himself. Other interpretations and all Peters are also possiblebuilt. The more common interpretations include: " ====Jesus himself is the rock==== * Peter Some consider that Jesus himself is the rock - this . This view is similar to the view that the common Roman Catholic interpretation as noted above* The rock is faith in Jesus as the Christ - this is a common Protestant interpretation . [[William Barclay]] wrote that Jesus "did not mean that the Church depended on Peter, as noted aboveit depnded on Himself, and on God the Rock, alone." * ====The teachings of Jesus himself is are the rock==== * The Some view that the teachings of Jesus is are the rock - this corresponds to . This view links Jesus' words here, with his words in [[Matthew 7:24]], where he talks about the wise man building his house on the rock. ===The [[Church]]=== The word church (Greek: [[ekklesia]] - assembly) occurs only twice in the [[Gospels]] - here and also in [[Matthew 18:17]]. ==Quotes==

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