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To whom was Jesus speaking when He said upon this rock I will build my Church?
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When Jesus said "Upon this rock I will build my church" he was speaking to Simon, his chief apostle. Simon's faith was the strongest (as you may know, Jesus chose him to walk on the water). At this moment, Jesus changed Simon's name to Peter, which literally means "rock". The verse is in Matthew's Gospel, see St. Matthew 16:17-19 in which Our Blessed Lord changes Simon's name to Peter (rock), a word that had never been used as a name before. This is common in The Bible when God is appointing someone for some great work (Abram->Abraham, Isaac, etc.) In changing his name, Our Blessed Lord appoints Peter and his successors as His Vicars, as the kings of Israel appointed their Vicars to run the kingdom. They spoke with the King's voice (read Isaiah 22:20-25 when the Lord God deposes Sobna and appoints Eliacim as his Vicar and gives him the keys to the Kingdom). It is at this instance that the papacy started, "pope" is the word that we use for the Vicar of Christ.
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The rock on which Jesus would build his church has been identified as what?
He was first called Simon ,but Jesus changed the name to Peter meaning the rock.
Who founded the first christian church?
Peter when Jesus told him in Matthew 16. You will build my church over this rock.
Where did Catholic religion orginate?
Jesus told Peter that he was his rock and on him Jesus would build his church. Peter was the first Pope.
Why did christ handpick peter as the rock?
Jesus said you are Simon I will call you Peter. On you I will build my church.
What kind of rock are the twelve apostles?
The twelve apostles were chosen by Jesus to preach the Gospel. St. Paul was chosen to be the "rock" of the church. Jesus gave him the responsibility to build his church and to essentially recruit people to join.
Who established the first church?
Our Lord Jesus Christ, established the Christian church, when he made St Peter the Rock upon which he would build his Church.
Did St Peter have a rock in which he built the church of Jesus?
Because he would use Peter as a "strong foundation" to build up the churchNote: Actually this belief is common especially among Catholics, but a careful study of the words Jesus used shows Jesus was referring to himself as the Rock.The name Peter means stone or little rock. The Christian church has Christ as it's foundation, otherwise it wouldn't be a "Christian" church, if Peter was the foundation it would be the "Peterian" church.
What is the task of the Pope?
the Pope is the visible head of the Catholic CHurch. He takes the place of Jesus on earth. The first Pope was St. Peter. Jesus appointed him pope when he said to Peter:"On this rock I will build my church." Peter Means rock.
Who did Jesus entrust the Church to?
According to the Nag Hammadi, it was Mary Magdalene because she was the first to have been approached by the risen Christ. The Nag Hammadi library are Gnostic texts from around 200 AD. Some historians believe they predate some of the main texts of the Bible.
What did Peter do to Jesus?
Peter baptised jesus. (Matthew 16:18 -- "And I say to thee: thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church..")
When was the Catholic church establised?
The Catholic Church was started by Jesus Christ when he said And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, in Matthew 16 verse 13.
Who appointed Peter as the head of the Christian community?
It was Jesus who said to Symon I will call you Peter the Rock, omn you I will build my church.
