Comments on: Peter, The Rock, and The Confession (Matthew 16:17-19) http://www.christianmonthlystandard.com/index.php/peter-the-rock-and-the-confession-matthew-1617-19/ A Voice of Reason for the 21st Century Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:07:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aramaic Student http://www.christianmonthlystandard.com/index.php/peter-the-rock-and-the-confession-matthew-1617-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1562 Aramaic Student Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:22:07 +0000 http://www.christianmonthlystandard.com/?p=1325#comment-1562 Thanks for your post about the Aramaic word kepa. It is clear from what you said that the Aramaic (Peshitta) must have come first, and the Greek translated from it, and simply transliterated the Aramaic into Greek. Thanks for your post about the Aramaic word kepa. It is clear from what you said that the Aramaic (Peshitta) must have come first, and the Greek translated from it, and simply transliterated the Aramaic into Greek.

]]> By: Jonathan Caldwell http://www.christianmonthlystandard.com/index.php/peter-the-rock-and-the-confession-matthew-1617-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 Jonathan Caldwell Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:24:49 +0000 http://www.christianmonthlystandard.com/?p=1325#comment-1558 Sometimes we are afraid to address these kinds of issues for fear of substantiating someone else's claim (i.e. Catholicism). However, if we are to be truth seekers, no subject should scare us. If the revelation of that truth demands that we change our opinion or belief about something, then so be it - we are now closer to God for it. Thank you for this write-up and I look forward to the "more to come." Sometimes we are afraid to address these kinds of issues for fear of substantiating someone else’s claim (i.e. Catholicism).

However, if we are to be truth seekers, no subject should scare us. If the revelation of that truth demands that we change our opinion or belief about something, then so be it – we are now closer to God for it.

Thank you for this write-up and I look forward to the “more to come.”

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