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- What did Jesus mean when he said, “Upon this rock I will build my . . .
Peter was living up to his name (it means “rock”) for he was demonstrating himself to be a rock When the Lord and Peter first met, Jesus had said Simon would be named Cephas (Aram for “rock”) or Peter (Gr for “rock”; John 1:41-42) But his declaration about Messiah’s person led to a declaration of Messiah’s program
- NETBible: Cephas
The Aramaic name does not occur again, but the name Peter gradually displaces the old name Simon, though our Lord himself always uses the name Simon when addressing him (Matt 17:25; Mark 14:37; Luke 22:31, comp 21:15-17) We are not told what impression the first interview with Jesus produced on the mind of Simon
- 1. The Privileges Of Election (1 Peter 1:1-2) - bible. org
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect…who have been chosen 1 Peter 1:1 Interpretation Question: What does it mean to be chosen and elect by God? One of the things that should comfort believers in this world, especially amidst suffering, is recognizing that they are elect by God
- Peter, The Man - bible. org
HIS FAMILY A Peter's family lived in Galilee of the Gentiles in the city of Bethsaida on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee (or the Sea of Tiberias cf John 1:44), but apparently moved to Capernaum at some point (cf Mark 1:21,29) B Peter's father's name was Jonah (cf Matt 16:17) or John (cf John 1:42; 21:15-17) C
- 1. The Exegetical Examination of Matthew 16:18 | Bible. org
However, Fitzmeyer has shown that kp does occur as a proper name in a Aramaic text from Elephantine that dates to the eighth year of the reign of Darius II, hence to 416 B C 61 Thus Peter was not the first person to have had the name, and the existence of Κηφᾶς as a proper name at least makes more plausible the suggestion that a wordplay
- 15. The Christian’s Response To Suffering For Christ (1 Peter 4:12–19)
Interpretation Question: What does Peter mean by “it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God” (1 Pet 4:17–18)? Here Peter sees the hardship Christians experience as part of God’s way of judging the earth and ridding it of sin He connects the judgment on Christians with the judgment on those “who do not obey the gospel of
- Does you and your household (Acts 16:31) mean if I am saved my family . . .
26 “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple 27 “Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple (Luke 14:26-27)
- 10. Wives Like Sarah, and the Husbands Who Honor Them (1 Peter 3:1-7)
1 Submission does not mean putting a husband in the place of Christ The whole context assumes that allegiance to Christ takes priority over all human allegiance The larger section begins, “Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men” (1 Peter 2:13), and affirms that the Christian life above all means
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