- 1. About the Church - 01 - The Church Which is His Body
- (William MacDonald - Christ Loved the Church)
- ... the Old Testament times, and never revealed until the New Testament apostles and prophets appeared. In Matthew 16:18, the Lord Jesus said, “Upon this rock I will build my Church.” In other ...
- Created on 13 July 2006
- 2. Sunday School Lesson 607 Peter's Confession of Christ, the Son of the Living God
- (Sunday School Lessons and Activities for Kids)
- Lesson: 607 Lesson Name: Peter's Confession Theme: Christ the Lord Reading: Mark 8:27-30 Matt. 16:13-20 Luke 9:18-21 Memory Verse: Matthew 16:16 Memory Verse Text: Thou art the Christ, the Son ...
- Created on 12 February 2008
- 3. Gathering Unto His Name - Definitions
- (Norman Crawford - Gathering Unto His Name)
- ... THE CHURCH WHICH IS HIS BODY In Matthew 16:18, the church Christ would build was still future. The simple future tense of the verb ?will build? should settle for everyone that the church did not exist ...
- Created on 22 June 2006
- 4. Gathering Unto His Name - Distinctions
- (Norman Crawford - Gathering Unto His Name)
- ... separated from it, Romans 8:38-39. In discipline, put away from it, 1 Corinthains 5:11-13 21. Nothing false can ever enter it, Matthew 16:18. Wolves will enter ...
- Created on 22 June 2006
- 5. Is the Devil a real being or just an evil force?
- (Bible Questions and Answers about Satan)
- ... Me, Satan!" (Matthew 16:23). Ezekiel 28:12-19 "Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD: "You were the signet of perfection, full ...
- Created on 13 March 2011
- 6. Can Satan speak to a believer with a physical voice?
- (Bible Questions and Answers about Satan)
- ... To speak to Eve, the devil used a serpent (Genesis 3:1, 14). To communicate with the Lord in the presence of His disciples, he used Peter (Matthew 16:23) and Peter was responsible for his words (v. 23b). ...
- Created on 19 November 2009
- 7. Torrey - Christ -4.1- Holiness of Christ
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in." Matthew 16:23 — "But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offense unto me: for thou ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 8. Torrey - Christ -8.4- The Purpose of Christ's Coming
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... Proposition: Jesus Christ is coming again to reckon with His servants. Matthew 16:27 RV — "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 9. Could Jesus Christ have returned to heaven without dying on the cross?
- (Bible Questions and answers about Jesus Christ)
- ... suffer many things”, etc. (Matthew 16:21). In Mark 9 likewise the account is preceded by the words of Mark 8:31, “The Son of Man must suffer,” etc., and so in Luke 9—the reference ...
- Created on 06 February 2011
- 10. Is remembering the Lord a privilege of the Church?
- (Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
- ... They represent distinct truths. A few of many distinctions should demonstrate this: the Body has one Builder (Matthew 16:18 vs. 1 Corinthians 3:10); the Body has one Shepherd (John 10:16 vs. Acts 20:17, ...
- Created on 19 November 2009
- 11. Fundamentals -2.02- Inspiration, Proof
- (The Fundamentals)
- ... ( Matthew 16:19). And they are to be pre-eminently rewarded in the regeneration ( Matthew 19:28). Such considerations and comparisons as these are not to be overlooked in estimating the authority by which ...
- Created on 08 May 2007
- 12. Torrey - Christ -8.3- The Manner of Christ's Coming Again
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... that Jesus is coming in the clouds is to say that He is coming as a divine one or in divine glory. Matthew 16:27 — "For the son of man shall come in the glory of his father with his angels; ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 13. Why should disciples pray for the kingdom to come?
- (Questions about Bible Prophecy and the End Times)
- ... of atonement, but that is kept in the back-ground till Matthew 16:21: “From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples how that He must suffer and be killed and be raised again the ...
- Created on 09 February 2011
- 14. What did "church" mean to the disciples?
- (Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
- ... changed when the Comforter came (John 14:26). The Lord taught (Matthew 16:13-19) that their future identity was not Jewish. Their understanding of a church apparently developed from what they knew of ...
- Created on 19 November 2009
- 15. Were the Jews responsible for killing Jesus?
- (Questions and Answers about the Jews)
- ... who was responsible for his crucifixion. Matthew 16:21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, ...
- Created on 23 October 2013
- 16. The Person of Christ - 23 - His Atonement in the Gospels
- (The Person of Christ)
- ... Jesus insisted upon the absolute necessity of His death: Matthew 16:21, Luke 13:33, 22:37, 24:7, and John 3:14. This shows that nothing ever took the Lord Jesus by suprise and that He was conscious He ...
- Created on 22 June 2006
- 17. Assembly Characteristics - 02 Lordship of Christ
- (Assembly Characteristics)
- ... (Matthew 16:16-17). However, it could also suggest that he is teaching them that the practical expression of that submissive fellowship is found in the local assembly that they formed in Corinth. It is ...
- Created on 22 October 2009
- 18. Torrey - Christ -5.3- Who Did Christ Die For?
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... 2:21 — "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that we should follow his steps." Matthew 16:24 — "Then said Jesus unto ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 19. The Person of Christ - 25 - His Resurrection
- (The Person of Christ)
- ... on the third day. One single example from each of the four evangelists will be more than enough to prove this. Matthew 16:21; Mark 8:31; Luke 18:33 and John 2:19 are clear statements by the Lord Jesus ...
- Created on 22 June 2006
- 20. Torrey - Man -6.2- The Results of the New Birth
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... that Jesus is the Christ. Of course the faith that John speaks of here is a faith that is real — i.e., a faith that enthrones Jesus as Christ in the heart. Compare to Matthew 16:16-17-''And ...
- Created on 21 May 2007
- 21. Did God replace Israel with the Church?
- (Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
- ... did not exist before this date. In Matthew 16:18, Christ spoke of the Church as a future event yet to be fulfilled. Entrance Requirements To become a member of the nation of Israel, one must be ...
- Created on 23 October 2013
- 22. Torrey - Christ -3.6- Human in all things
- (What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
- ... white and glistening. And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him." Matthew 16:16-17,21 — "And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, ...
- Created on 22 May 2007
- 23. What is the rock that Jesus promisee that the Church would be built on?
- (Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
- In Matthew 16:18 does the Rock represent Christ? Or does it mean Truth? Or does it mean the Word of God? If it is Christ, can you give Scripture to prove this? No doubt, our questioner is aware that ...
- Created on 23 October 2013
- 24. The Training of the Twelve - 12.1 - Annoucement of Christ's Death (Matt 16)
- (The Training of the 12)
- SECTION I. FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHRIST'S DEATH Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31-38; Luke 9:22-27. Not till an advanced period in His public ministry—not, in fact, till it was drawing to a close—did ...
- Created on 25 April 2007
- 25. The Training of the Twelve - 10 - Leaven of the Pharisees (Matt 16)
- (The Training of the 12)
- 10. THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCES Matthew 16:1-12; Mark 8:10-21. This new collision between Jesus and His opponents took place shortly after a second miracle of feeding similar to that performed ...
- Created on 25 April 2007
- 26. The Training of the Twelve - 11 - Peter's Confession (Matt 16)
- (The Training of the 12)
- 11. PETER'S CONFESSION; OR, CURRENT OPINION AND ETERNAL TRUTH Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-21. From the eastern shore of the lake Jesus directed His course northwards along the banks of ...
- Created on 25 April 2007