"And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18)
When Jesus renamed Simon as Peter, it wasn't a random choice.
Peter means "the rock".
But it took a while for Simon to live up to his new name.
The account of Simon's life reveals him as a fisherman known for his rash ways.
Simon was a shifting-sand kind of guy.
Simon disagreed with the Lord Jesus Christ (Matt. 16:22-23), struck a man with a sword (John 18:10-11), and even denied knowing the Lord Jesus Christ (John 18:15-27).
But in the Book of Acts, we read that God worked in and through Peter to establish His church.
Peter truly became a rock.
Like Peter, we have a new identity.
We are Christians.
The name "Christians" means "Christ-ones".
We are now one of the Christ-ones.
This title lifts up who we are and calls us to become what we are not yet.
God is faithful. He will complete His good work in us.
When Jesus renamed Simon as Peter, it wasn't a random choice.
Peter means "the rock".
But it took a while for Simon to live up to his new name.
The account of Simon's life reveals him as a fisherman known for his rash ways.
Simon was a shifting-sand kind of guy.
Simon disagreed with the Lord Jesus Christ (Matt. 16:22-23), struck a man with a sword (John 18:10-11), and even denied knowing the Lord Jesus Christ (John 18:15-27).
But in the Book of Acts, we read that God worked in and through Peter to establish His church.
Peter truly became a rock.
Like Peter, we have a new identity.
We are Christians.
The name "Christians" means "Christ-ones".
We are now one of the Christ-ones.
This title lifts up who we are and calls us to become what we are not yet.
God is faithful. He will complete His good work in us.
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