Tag: Peter

April 3, 2014 / / Church

On This Rock

Last evening, a brother in Christ started a study of difficult Bible passages.  I found his presentation thought provoking, so I decided to write a few blog entries about it. He began with Matthew 16:13-20.   What makes this passage difficult is verse 18:

I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

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January 13, 2009 / / Salvation

Calling on the Name of the Lord

49 days after Jesus’s resurrection, the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples as they assembled together on the Lord’s day. (Acts 2) The tremendous sound of a great, rushing wind sparked public curiosity: as they gathered to investigate, they heard the disciples speaking in 15 or more languages. Accused of drunkenness, Peter declares this display a fulfillment of Joel 2:28-32. Included in this prophecy was a promise God extended to Israel first and the Gentiles second: “‘AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS THAT WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED.'” (Act 2:21)

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