Matthew 16:18: What "Church" Means Here
Jesus' promise in Matthew 16:18 is about a gathered people he himself builds, not a building or an institution. He grounds that promise on Peter's confession that he is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Jesus' promise in Matthew 16:18 is about a gathered people he himself builds, not a building or an institution. He grounds that promise on Peter's confession that he is the Christ, the Son of the living God.