3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed(1 Peter 2:3-8).
The Bible calls Jesus a rock,and Jesus called Peter a stone.
It says that Jesus is a living stone,and all the saints are stones.
Jesus is the chief cornerstone,and all the saints are stones,not only Peter,which Peter was never referred to as a rock,but a stone,as all the saints are stones.
20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit(Ephesians 2:20-22).
Here it says that all the saints are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,Jesus Christ being the chief cornerstone.
The saints are built upon the foundation of the apostles,plural,and not only Peter,which can only mean,the saints are built upon the teachings of the apostles and prophets,while the apostles were taught of Jesus,which the Church is built upon,for He is the chief cornerstone.
Jesus taught the apostles,and the teaching goes on from there,adding to the building as people teach other people of the truth,the chief cornerstone being Jesus.
So the Church is built upon Jesus,who is the chief cornerstone,and the saints are built upon the apostles and prophets,not only Peter,and we are built upon Peter in the sense that he was given the keys to the kingdom,which means,he had the authority to preach the first message in Acts chapter 2.
The truth is the Bible says the saints are built upon the apostles,plural,and not only Peter,who is referred to as a stone,never a rock,but all the saints are referred to as stones,for they all build upon each other,by their teachings to other people that become added to the Church,which Jesus is the chief cornerstone,and Peter preached the first message in Acts chapter 2.
The Bible says that no other foundation can be laid but what has already been laid,and that is Jesus Christ.
So no other foundation can be laid,but Jesus Christ,who is the chief cornerstone,and head of the Church.
Jesus Christ is the only foundation that can be laid in the building of the Church,and no other.
But the Bible says that we are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets.
Since no other foundation can be laid but Jesus Christ,then being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,means being built upon their teachings.
So being built upon Peter would mean being built upon his teachings,which he preached the initial message of the kingdom of heaven,which Jesus gave him the keys,or authority to do so.
Also it says that all the saints are lively stones that are built upon each other,as stones building a house.
So the Church would not be built upon Peter in the sense that he is the start of the Church,for the Bible says Jesus is the start of the Church,the chief cornerstone,the head of the Church,but we would be built upon the teachings of Peter,which Peter got his teachings from Jesus,and Jesus gave Peter authority to preach the first message to the public,where people accepted and became part of the Church.
If that is what Jesus meant,Peter,it would be Peter's teachings and initial message,but it says upon this rock,which Jesus called Peter a stone,as all saints are called stones,and Jesus is the only one ever called rock.
Which when Jesus called Peter a stone,as all saints are called stones,it would mean Peter would be the one to preach the first message to the public after Jesus taught them for 40 days,and then ascended in to heaven.
When I look at scriptures it seems like the rock has to be Christ,and we are built upon the foundation of all the apostles,not only Peter,so this authority that some think was bestowed on Peter,is not what some people think it is,for we are built upon all the apostles,and we are all stones,and not only Peter.
