Matthew 16:18 — "Upon This Rock"

Matthew 16:18 affirms Peter's role and papal succession as foundational

Rock is Peter; papal succession and primacy affirmed

Peter as rock foundation; apostolic authority affirmed without papal supremacy

Peter is rock; papal succession based on Petrine office; Church authority centered in Rome

Peter as foundational; episcopal structure honored; not papal supremacy

Peter's confession is the rock; church has apostolic succession through bishops

Peter has a foundational role; no papal primacy; conciliar authority supreme

Peter has special honor and role; papal primacy is rejected as later Western addition

Rock refers to Peter and his confession; local church authority, not papal primacy

Peter's confession affirmed; collective apostolic foundation emphasized

Peter's confession is rock; church has apostolic succession through bishops

Rock is Christ or faith in Christ; keys denote pastoral authority

Jesus' statement acknowledges church foundation without papal primacy claim

Rock is faith/confession, not papal succession

Rock is faith; rejects papal supremacy doctrine

Matthew 16:18 affirms Peter's role but rejects papal claims and apostolic succession

Rock is Christ; no papal primacy; Peter's confession and faith affirmed

Peter faith foundational; Christ is chief cornerstone

Christ is the rock; church built on faith in Christ; local congregations autonomous

Jesus plays on Peter's name; rock/keys refer to pastoral authority

Rock = Peter's confession of faith; church built on Jesus as foundation

Rock = Peter's faith-confession; Church's foundation is Christ himself

Peter's confession and faith; Christ's church built on confessing Jesus as Lord

Rock refers to Peter's confession of faith; foundational authority, not papal supremacy

Peter's faith as foundation; apostolic office; no papal authority claimed

Rock is Christ, not Peter; rejects papal authority and Roman Catholic doctrine

Peter's faith as foundation; church is based on confession of Christ

Peter's confession central; variously interpreted as petrine office vs. rock as Christ

Rock refers to Jesus or Peter's faith; not papal primacy or ecclesiastical foundation

Rock is Christ; Peter's faith/confession affirmed; no papal primacy

Rock is Christ not Peter; confession of faith is foundation

Denies papal interpretation; rock is faith-confession; Jesus alone is Church's foundation and head

Rock refers to faith/confession; papal doctrine rejected

Interpreted variously; often Christ as rock; some accept Petrine succession

Rock = Peter's faith-confession; Church built on Christ; no papal authority

Peter's faith is the rock; Christ's church built on confession of Christ, not Peter

Peter as apostolic foundation; church authority is pastoral, not papal

Peter's faith-confession is the rock; Jesus is the ultimate foundation; apostolic authority affirmed

Church built on Christ's confession, not Peter's primacy or papal authority

Rock foundation is Peter's faith in Christ; no papal authority

Christ and faith-community are the foundation; Peter's role respected but not papal

Rock refers to Peter's faith and testimony; authority given to the apostles

Matthew 16:18 refers to faith in Christ, not papal authority or apostolic succession

Jesus affirms faith as church foundation; congregational authority emphasized

Peter's role affirmed; Christ as foundational rock; no papal succession or hierarchy

Rock = Peter's faith; Church founded on confession; no papal authority claimed

Peter is foundational apostle; but congregational authority is emphasized

Peter confession foundational; Christ is true foundation

Matthew 16:18 affirms Peter's prominence while maintaining collegial church leadership

Rock is Christ; no papal primacy; Peter's confession and faith affirmed

Rock is Christ; no papal primacy; Peter's confession and faith affirmed

Peter as foundational; rejects papal primacy; Christ as the ultimate rock

Peter faith exemplary; church built on Christ dynamically

Peter as faithful believer; church built on faith in Christ as Lord

Rock refers to Peter's faith; Church built on Christ the Rock; authority delegated to Peter

Rejects papal succession interpretation; Rock is Christ or faith-confession; Peter not supreme head

Rock refers to Peter's faith confession, not Peter as infallible authority figure

Rejects papal/ecclesiastical authority reading; Christ is the rock; no apostolic succession

Faith in Christ, not Peter, is the church's foundation; anti-papal interpretation

Peter not the rock; Jesus is the rock; no papal succession or primacy

Peter's role affirmed; emphasis on pneumatic leadership via Holy Ghost

No binding interpretation; members emphasize inclusive community building

Peter's role affirmed but subject to Christ; priesthood of believers emphasized

Matthew 16:18 establishes Peter's authority; supports LDS priesthood restoration

Peter has no special authority; Armstrongist organization led by apostle

Rock = Truth/spiritual understanding; Church built on perception of divine principle

Spiritual sense: rock is recognition of divine truth; Peter as truth-bearer

Rejects papal supremacy; Christ alone is the foundation; church is universal, not hierarchical

The rock is faith in Jesus's divine nature and redemptive mission

Matthew 16:18 affirms Kepha's role while maintaining Jewish congregational structure

Peter's foundational role affirmed; apostolic authority through NAC apostles

Peter as foundational apostle; episcopal leadership recognized; varying authority models

Rock refers to Peter's faith; church built on Christ

Rock refers to faith confession; Christ is ultimate foundation

Christ is the Church's ultimate rock and foundation; apostolic leaders exercise delegated spiritual authority