Are you aware of what the most misinterpreted most misunderstood scriptural quote from the Holy Bible might be?
MATTHEW: 16: 13b- 19a; Jesus asks his disciples.
(13b) “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” after hearing the varied responses from his disciples, Jesus then asks them,
(15) “But whom say ye that I am?” Simon immediately answers,
(16-17) “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus astonished by this answer says to Simon. “Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jo-na: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father, which is in heaven.”
(18-19a) “And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.”
Christian churches, especially the Roman Catholic Church through a gross misinterpretation believe that Jesus is naming Peter as the foundation rock upon which Jesus would establish and build his church, the church that later becomes known as Christianity. But in actuality, what Jesus is saying is,
“You are Peter,” or I name you Peter,
and upon me Jesus as the foundation rock, I will build a new church a new religion.
Jesus then tells Peter that Jesus will give Peter the keys to heaven not appoint Peter as the head of his church.
There is a huge difference between having the keys to heaven, and being placed in charge a newly founded church.
Only three verses later, at MATTHEW: 16: 22-23; after Jesus explains to his Disciples about his going to Jerusalem and having to face his crucifixion, Peter begins to rebuke Jesus for thinking and speaking like this and Jesus turns to Peter and refers to Peter as “Satan” telling Peter he is an offence because Peter savours the things of mankind and not the things that be of God.
How could one that Jesus refers to as “Satan” ever be the foundation rock of Jesus new church?