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Matthew 16:16Matthew 16:16Matthew 16:16Matthew 16:16

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I. People Will Give Wrong Answers

A. Matt. 16:14 Great Compliments, But Wrong Answers

B. Once people (with good hearts) saw how Jesus fulfilled all prophecies about the Messiah, their hearts burned within them (Luke 24:32)

C. Wrong Answers TodayJews: a rabbi, exalted by disciples not GodMuslims: a prophet, teachings were corruptedBuddhists: one of many lightsHindus: one of many gods and saviorsJehovah’s Witnesses: a created angelSecular humanists: just a good teacher

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II. Peter Confessed Jesus’ Deity

A. Who Is Jesus, the Son of Man? (Dan. 7:14)Messiah, Anointed King, Promised Savior!The Son of God (Psalm 2)

B. All Inclusive CreedHis Word: Final, absolute standard (John 12:48)

“And Simon Peter answered and said, You

are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

“And Simon Peter answered and said, You

are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

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III. Christ Did Not Confess Peter

A. Flow of Contextvs. 13, 15 At issue is identity of Jesus, not Petervs. 16 Peter is confessing, honoring, exalting Christ – NOT vice versavs. 17 Truth revealed is about Christ, not Peter

B. Peter is Petros, and his confession is Petravs. 18 an intended play on words

Petros Petros : “a stone that might be thrown” (Vine)Petra Petra : “a mass of rock” (Vine)Greek nouns need not agree (1 Cor. 10:4)Christ is the only foundation (1 Cor. 3:11)

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III. Christ Did Not Confess Peter

A. Flow of Context

B. Peter is Petros, his confession is Petra

C. No Office of Pope in the NT

D. Other Disciples Not Aware Peter CrownedMatt. 18:1 “Who is the greatest…?”Matt. 20:21 “Grant that these my two sons…”

D. Acts 10:25-26 Peter Not Aware If Crowned

E. Matt. 8:14-15; 1 Cor. 9:5 Peter Married, Popes Forbidden to Marry

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IV. Truth Comes From God

A. Matt. 16:17 Truth Confessed is Divine Revelation, not Human Speculation

Flesh & blood = human originFather in heaven = divine origin 2 Pet. 1:16-21

This is the vital distinction in all religious issues

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V. Jesus is the Builder of HIS Church A. Matt. 16:18 “I Will Build My Church”

Built on great confession of truth Church: all of the saved, in the realm of fellowship with God

CHURCH:EKKLESIACalled out

Not Hierarchy Not CathedralNot DenominationSinners

Calledby Gospel

V. Jesus is the Builder of HIS Church A. Matt. 16:18 “I Will Build My Church”

Built on great confession of truth Church: all of the saved, in the realm of fellowship with God

Wrong church: no salvation, no fellowship with God

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Churches Built by Man, Not Christ

606 Rome Boniface III Roman Catholic

1520 Germany Martin Luther

Lutheran

1534 England Henry VIII Episcopal

1536 Switzerland John Calvin Presbyterian

1550 England Robert Browne

Congregational

1607 Holland John Smythe Baptist

1739 England John Wesley Methodist

1830 America Joseph Smith

Mormon

1830 America William Miller

Adventists

1866 America Mary B. Eddy

Christian Science

1872 America Charles Russell

Jehovah’s Witness

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VI. Gates of Hades Won’t Hold A. Matt. 16:18 “Shall Not Prevail”

Hades: realm of death Not defeated by death, but thru death defeated Satan

Hebrews 2:14-15 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Hebrews 2:14-15 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

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VII. The Keys Opened the Kingdom A. Peter’s Preaching Opened the Gates

Peter preached to Jews & Gentiles (Acts 2,10)

Keys: the Messiah had “the key of the house of David” (Isa. 22:22; Rev. 3:7)

Bind & loose: reveal law of kingdom; all apostles included in Matt. 18:18

“My church” 16:18 = “kingdom of heaven” 16:19

Matthew 16:19 “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of

heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on

earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”

Matthew 16:19 “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of

heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on

earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”

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VII. The Keys Opened the Kingdom A. Peter’s Preaching Opened the Gates B. Identified by Name of Christ, Not Human

NamesActs 11:26 “the disciples were called Christians”1 Cor. 1:10-13 “I am of Paul…Apollos…Cephas… Is Christ divided? … Were you baptized in the name of Paul?”

THENPaulite-Christian

Apollosite-ChristianCephasite-Christian

NOWLutheran-ChristianBaptist-ChristianCatholic-Christian

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Churches Built by Man, Not Christ

606 Rome Boniface III Roman Catholic

1520 Germany Martin Luther

Lutheran

1534 England Henry VIII Episcopal

1536 Switzerland John Calvin Presbyterian

1550 England Robert Browne

Congregational

1607 Holland John Smythe Baptist

1739 England John Wesley Methodist

1830 America Joseph Smith

Mormon

1830 America William Miller

Adventists

1866 America Mary B. Eddy

Christian Science

1872 America Charles Russell

Jehovah’s Witness

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VII. The Keys Opened the Kingdom A. Peter’s Preaching Opened the Gates B. Identified by Name of Christ, Not Human

Names C. Established on Pentecost in Jerusalem 33 A.D.

Matt. 16:18 “I will build My church… keys to the kingdom”Mark 9:1 “some of you standing here shall not taste death until they see the kingdom come with power” Acts 1:3-4 “…speaking of…the kingdom… commanded them… do not depart from Jerusalem”Acts 2:41, 47 “the Lord added to the church daily”Col.1:13 “He has delivered us from the power of He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the darkness and conveyed us into the kingdomkingdom of the Son of of the Son of His love”His love”Rev. 1:6 “He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to God”

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VII. The Keys Opened the Kingdom A. Peter’s Preaching Opened the Gates B. Identified by Name of Christ, Not Human

Names C. Established on Pentecost in Jerusalem 33

A.D. D. Christ is Head, No Earthly Head or Headqtrs

Eph. 1:22 “…put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church”Matt. 28:18 “All authority is given unto me…”Headqtrs. on earth =man-made church, wrong church

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1. People Will Give Wrong Answers

2. Peter Confessed Jesus’ Deity

3. Christ Did Not Confess Peter

4. Truth Comes From God

5. Jesus is the Builder of the Church

6. The Gates of Hades Won’t Hold

7. The Keys Opened the Kingdom

Will You Become A Christian?Will You Become A Christian?

Hear The Gospel (Rom. 10:17)

Believe That Jesus is the Son of God (John 8:24)

Repent of Your Sins (Acts 17:30)

Confess That Jesus is the Son of God (Acts 8:37)

Be Baptized for the Forgiveness of Sins (Acts 2:38)

Live Faithfully Until You Die (Rev. 2:10)