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Spiritual gifts are to be used, and we will give an account for the use we have made of the gifts we were given. We are to speak as though God Himself had spoken.144, A number of years ago I was asked on a couple of occasions to preach at a church which tried to create a “laid back” atmosphere. This means we do not, like the false prophets, speak independently of God and even contrary to His Word (see Jeremiah 23:25-32; Ezekiel 13:1-7; Colossians 2:18). Jesus’ message was that of John the Baptist: “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” In chapters 1 and 2 of Hebrews, the Lord Jesus is identified as God’s final Word, His last revelation to mankind (see 1:1-2; 2:1-4). We still have traveling speakers and missionaries. Thus he, the apostle of the circumcision, sought to unite in one Christ Jew and Gentile, promoting thereby the same work and doctrine as Paul the apostle of the uncircumcision. 136 The Bible does speak of judgment which comes on unbelievers in time as well as in eternity. 137 This, of course, is looking at salvation solely from a human standpoint. Ham did not act in love toward his father, because he made his father’s sin public. When they realized we had come to talk about spiritual things, the atmosphere chilled. Here is proof of the assertion made in 1:23. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. They reminisced about the last time they had attended church together in Romania. I believe Peter is first urging those who speak to speak Scripture and to speak scripturally, not diluting or adulterating the truth of God’s Word with either opinions or more palatable ideas to sinful men (see 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 4:1-2; see also Acts 20:28-32; 2 Timothy 4:1-4). (5) The “end” seems to begin with the first coming of our Lord. Sound judgment is the opposite of insanity. The writer to the Hebrews indicates God spoke finally and fully in His Son, and those who heard Him repeated and recorded His words for us (Hebrews 1:1-2; 2:1-4). 139 “The great characteristic of sanity is that it sees things in their proper proportions; it sees what things are important and what are not; it is not swept away by sudden and transitory enthusiasms; it is prone neither to unbalanced fanaticism nor to realizing indifference. The Word of God is completely sufficient revelation for every spiritual need (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:2-4, 19-21). 16 The face of the LORD is against evildoers, To cut off the memory of them from the earth. This “outcome” is the consummation of “all things.” In other words, Peter is speaking of the consummation of all of God’s plans, purposes, and prophecies. In the final analysis, this is the goal of every aspect of our life: 31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). The church called "Domine quo vadis" on the Appian Way, commemorates the legend. We have heard Bible teachers speak of these events, separated by at least 2,000 years, as mountain peaks which the prophets saw in close proximity. His love to the Lord was, if possible, increased, while his mode of manifesting it now was in doing and suffering for His name, rather than in loud protestations. In our text, Peter first reminds us that we are living on the edge of eternity. Peter is a man whom we would have expected to write a book on prophecy. Love “covers” the sins of saints. We cannot serve apart from the gracious gifts of God which enable and empower that service. 35 For I was hungry, and you gave Me [something] to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me. 2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. He was brought to Jesus by his brother Andrew, who had been a disciple of John the Baptist, but was pointed to the Saviour as "the Lamb of God" by his master ( John 1:29 by which chiefly he is known, indicative of his subsequent character and work in the Church, "Peter" (Greek) or "Cephas" (Aramaic), a stone ( Matthew 4:18 subsequent period. 3:2) and by James in 5:8 (of the second coming). The provinces are named by Peter in the heading in the order proceeding from northeast to south and west. Crossway publishes the ESV in more than 200 print editions, from the popular ESV Thinline Bible to the best-selling ESV Study Bible.Whether you're looking for large print, cross-references, study notes, daily devotions, or a compact trim size, there's an ESV Bible that's right for you. See the notes at 1 Peter 2:25. Home > Parallel Bible > Search Results. His fervor shows itself in often repeating the same thought in similar words. 20 For where two or three have gathered together in My name, there I am in their midst” (Matthew 18:15-20). We are not of night nor of darkness; 6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober. Peter obviously did not have his head in the clouds. Peter does not mention the repercussions of hospitality here nor does he call attention to the blessings we will experience from showing hospitality toward the saints. 135 There is a “judgment” for believers, but the outcome of this judgment is our rewards (1 Corinthians 3:12-15; see also 2 Corinthians 5:10 which encompasses the lost and the saved). In 1 Corinthians, Paul strategically places an entire chapter on love between chapters 12 and 14 which deal with the exercise of spiritual gifts. 17 [The righteous] cry and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. 28 It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; 29 but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. . 13 Because of the proof given by this ministry they will glorify God for [your] obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all, 14 while they also, by prayer on your behalf, yearn for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you. The fragment of the canon called MURATORI'S omits it. 17 Therefore, to one who knows [the] right thing to do, and does not do it, to him it is sin (James 4:1-17). We need to be careful not to admonish the fainthearted nor to help the unruly (see also 2 Thessalonians 3:10). 2 Corinthians 5:21 - He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. In writing to the Corinthians, Paul warned of going beyond the Scriptures as some teachers in that church seemed to be doing: 6 Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to exceed what is written, in order that no one of you might become arrogant in behalf of one against the other (1 Corinthians 4:6). Instead, Peter deals with the ordinary, every day hindrances to hospitality which blesses others. I prefer the view previously stated. 3 And there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’ 4 “And for a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection, lest by continually coming she wear me out. Indeed, in 2 Peter, he feels the necessity of explaining the apparent “delay” in the fulfillment of prophetic promises. Pontus was the country of the Christian Jew Aquila. 4:4-7), The Glory of Suffering--Studies in 1 Peter. Though at the Jerusalem council he advocated the exemption of Gentile converts from the ceremonial observances of the law, yet he, after having associated in closest intercourse with the Gentiles at Antioch, withdrew from them, through dread of the prejudices of his Jewish brethren who came from James, and timidly dissembled his conviction of the religious equality of Jew and Gentile; for this Paul openly withstood and rebuked him: a plain refutation of his alleged supremacy and infallibility (except where specially inspired, as in writing his Epistles). Bob is a pastor/teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas, and has contributed many of his Bible study series for use by the Foundation. 9 Be hospitable to one another without complaint. (3) Being hospitable to one another, without complaint (verse 9). It is rendered “to sum up” in 1 Peter 3:8. Rather than preach from behind a pulpit, the speaker sat on a bar stool. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. The relation in which the Pauline Gentile churches stood towards the apostles at Jerusalem favors this view. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. 2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with [an attitude of] thanksgiving; 3 praying at the same time for us as well, that God may open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; 4 in order that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak. Peter can instruct us to persevere in love “above all” because love is the foundational motive which underlies all our attitudes and actions as Christians (see also 1 Corinthians 13). See the notes at that verse. 43 Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes” (Luke 12:35-43). Peter’s words indicate that Christian service is not natural but supernatural. TO WHOM HE ADDRESSES THIS EPISTLE.--The heading, 1 Peter 1:1 elect strangers (spiritually pilgrims) of the dispersion" (Greek), clearly marks the Christians of the Jewish dispersion as prominently addressed, but still including also Gentile Christians as grafted into the Christian Jewish stock by adoption and faith, and so being part of the true Israel. Let us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Hospitality is but one more way in which submission and servanthood are expressed. Excepting this, and the Paulician heretics, who rejected it, all ancient testimony is on its side. While the Christian may suffer in the flesh now, he will triumph in spirit and in Christ for all eternity. That this Epistle was written after Paul's Epistles, even those written during his imprisonment at Rome, ending in A.D. 63, appears from the acquaintance which Peter in this Epistle shows he has with them. In the Old Testament, the prophets spoke of future events pertaining to the first and second coming of our Lord as though they were one event. Preachers do not need to “add” anything either; they should only faithfully proclaim what God has revealed and what He has given us through His Spirit to understand and apply (1 Corinthians 2). (III). Search using our Online Bible by Topic, Verse Reference or Phrase. 3 For through the grace given to me I say to every man among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith (Romans 12:3). 13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you (2 Corinthians 5:13, emphasis mine). Peter tells us “each one has received a special gift” (verse 10; see also 1 Corinthians 12:4, 9, 29-31; Romans 12:6). (6) The “final judgment” has begun with the judgment of the saints (1 Peter 4:6, 17). (The Living Stone and a Chosen People. He who speaks against a brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law, and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge [of it.] The Daily Study Bible Series, p. 251. (2 Corinthians 9:12-15). . And then, having done this, he outlines the way this truth should manifest itself in our day to day living. Rather than allowing hard times to produce contention, strife, and self-protection, we should continue to give ourselves sacrificially in the service of others. ITS GENUINENESS is attested by 2 Peter 3:1 Also by POLYCARP (in EUSEBIUS [Ecclesiastical History, 4.14]), who, in writing to the Philippians, quotes many passages: in the second chapter he quotes 1 Peter 1:13 1 Peter 1:21 ; 3:9 EUSEBIUS says of PAPIAS [Ecclesiastical History, 3.39] that he, too, quotes Peter's First Epistle. Just as a doctor cannot cure cancer by putting a band-aid over it, neither can the church remedy sin by concealing its existence. Our text of Scripture has much to say to Christians today. Peter’s words in his first epistle seem to indicate that God has already begun to bring the ages to their divinely appointed end. It would seem obvious that when Peter speaks of a “multitude of sins” he must be speaking of the sins of saints, which are many. 13 Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy (Romans 13:11-13). It is not likely that Peter would have entrenched on Paul's field of labor, the churches of Asia Minor, during Paul's lifetime. In Lydia was the Philadelphian Church, favorably noticed in Revelation 3:7 &c.; that of Sardis, the capital, and of Thyatira, and of Ephesus, founded by Paul, and a scene of the labors of Aquila and Priscilla and Apollos, and subsequently of more than two whole years' labor of Paul again, and subsequently censured for falling from its first love in Revelation 2:4 and as one of the seven churches receives unqualified praise. Our high fences isolate and protect us from our neighbors. If our gift is in the area of speaking (and this means much more than preaching), we must be sure to speak the truth of His Word in a way that communicates the authority of the Word. INTRODUCTION. 35 “Be dressed in readiness, and [keep] your lamps alight. Peter goes even further as I understand his words. The story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) is but one example. (3) Spiritual gifts are “gracious” in nature. In Caria was Miletus, containing doubtless a Christian Church. Here is a fundamental Christian truth. We have burglar bars, security systems, and big ugly dogs, all sending the same clear signal—stay away! The second danger is unrestrained excitement of mind which leads one to faulty thinking and actions in light of the nearness of the “end of all things.” For example, some, in the excitement of the last days, will be too quick to believe the claims of false “messiah’s.”. Glory and hope are prominent features in this Epistle ( 1 Peter 1:8 WEISS entitles him "the apostle of hope." (4) Spiritual gifts are given to Christians as a stewardship. We must do everything in the strength God Himself supplies. How easy for a woman to help a young mother care for her newborn baby. The Peter writing these epistles is not the same Peter we know from the Gospels. In Lycaonia were the churches of Iconium, founded by Paul and Barnabas; of Lystra, Timothy's birthplace, where Paul was stoned at the instigation of the Jews; and of Derbe, the birthplace of Gaius, or Caius. 16 But if he does not listen [to you,] take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED. 9 Be hospitable142 to one another without complaint. 21 And he drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. We must persist in prayer, but our prayers can be easily perverted. 7 For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night. He had not only experienced the hospitality of others toward him, he had undoubtedly shown hospitality toward others. The meaning of this statement which Peter cites is not necessarily obvious; many even differ on what Peter meant by it. 5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. 6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned, [as it were,] with salt, so that you may know how you should respond to each person (Colossians 4:2-6). 10 And at that time many will fall away and will deliver up one another and hate one another. on StudyLight.org 19 Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. The evils which existed among themselves, and which are therefore reproved, were ambition and lucre-seeking on the part of the presbyters ( 1 Peter 5:2 1 Peter 5:3 members in general, and a want of sympathy and generosity towards one another. ed], 1976). From the rest of Peter’s teaching on the end times, we see he knows he is soon to die (2 Peter 1:13-15). You do not have because you do not ask. (8) In this passage, spiritual gifts are not named but described in terms of two general categories: (a) speaking gifts and (b) serving gifts. The apostles were accredited as such by signs and wonders, which proved them to be true apostles of our Lord (2 Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 2:4). It may also include the prayers of the church collectively offered up in these latter days. With his father and his brother Andrew he carried on trade as a fisherman at Capernaum, his subsequent place of abode. We now see there was a gap in time, a significant gap. His zeal and ardor became sanctified, being chastened by a spirit of unaffected humility. It is not the messenger who is authoritative; it is the message. Some of the translations appear to go too far, suggesting or at least leaving room for, something the Scriptures elsewhere condemn. Peter therefore exhorts his readers to persevere in their love one for another: 8 “Above all140 cherish for each other a love that is constant and intense.… ”141. A Christian might not be welcome except in the home of another saint. The Peschito Syriac Version contains it. In the context of 1 Peter (not to mention Matthew 24 and 25, along with Hebrews 10 and 13), it may well be serving one of the saints who is suffering for the sake of Christ. Men of Cappadocia, as well as of "Pontus" and "Asia," were among the hearers of Peter's effective sermon on the Pentecost whereon the Spirit decended on the Church; these probably brought home to their native land the first tidings of the Gospel. Peter reiterates these same principles in our text and actually spells out those things we should be found doing when our Lord returns: Because the “end of all things is at hand,” the Christian should be found doing these things: (1) Being of sound judgment and sober unto prayer (verse 7b). Barnabas seems to have the gift of encouragement (see Acts 4:36), but he must also have possessed the gift of teaching and/or prophecy (see Acts 13:1). (1 Corinthians 7 NAS). 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. Above all things â See that you remember the distinguishing badge of your religion and have, maintain, fervent charity, love, among yourselves â One toward another: for love shall cover a multitude of sins â It will cause us to excuse them in others, and will entitle us, through divine mercy to the expectation of forgiveness for our own numberless failings. 1 Peter 4:8 - Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. 138 You will see from the marginal note in the NASB that “prayer” in 1 Peter 4:7 is literally “prayers” (plural). 10 As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”? 29 But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none; 30 and those who weep, as though they did not weep; and those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; and those who buy, as though they did not possess; 31 and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it; for the form of this world is passing away. Watchfulness for the Lord’s return should be characterized by prayer. The conclusion. Jump to: Bible Study Tools ⢠Parallel Bible Verse ⢠Bible Contextual Overview ⢠Bible Verse Review ⢠Bible Cross-References ⢠Gill's Bible Notes ⢠Clarke's Bible Notes ⢠Barnes' Bible Notes The loving church will be characterized by its pursuit of holiness. Peter’s instructions to his readers in verse 8 surely reflect the words of the Savior: 3 And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what [will be] the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. 1 Let love of the brethren continue. The woman was a relative of people who attended their church, and they were not sure of her spiritual condition. In Pisidia was Antioch, where Paul was the instrument of converting many, but was driven out by the Jews. (2) To “cover sins” is not to “cover up” sin. We have ministry groups, most of which meet in homes. Happy New Year: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives, 4. (2) Keeping fervent in our love for one another (verse 8). When they realized we had come to talk about spiritual things, the atmosphere chilled. 37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master shall find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself [to serve,] and have them recline [at the table,] and will come up and wait on them. 35 Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. We must get our heads on straight and think in accordance with divine revelation. sheep"; also "Whom . 12:11), but not at once (II Thess. 11 Therefore encourage one another, and build up one another, just as you also are doing (1 Thessalonians 5:4-11, emphasis mine). So that it is likely it was after this, namely, after Paul's martyrdom, that Mark joined Peter, and consequently that this Epistle was written. As the return of our Lord draws nearer, there will be times of persecution and affliction. 15 “And if your brother sins, go and reprove him in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. While suffering may not be a pleasant companion, it is one of God’s effective ways of keeping us from becoming too attached to this life and giving us a yearning for heaven. Through the opening in the door, I could see his wife sitting up in bed reading movie magazines. No wonder the gospel is proclaimed with such urgency. And what [will be] the sign when these things are about to take place?” 8 And He said, “See to it that you be not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am [He,’] and, ‘The time is at hand’; do not go after them. on StudyLight.org Often, this is because we have ceased to be sober and sane, especially in relationship to the end of all things: 1 What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? In 1 Peter 4:17, Peter indicates it is “time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if [it begins] with us first, what [will be] the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?” Is Peter not saying our judgment begins (and ends) in time,135 while the unbeliever’s judgment may not begin until the return of our Lord and last for eternity?136 If judgment begins “now” for the believer, then the last phase of God’s program has begun. There are the “judgments” of Romans 1, for example, as well as those special judgments like the flood (Genesis 6-9), Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18 and 19), and the judgments on Egypt (Exodus 1-15) which serve as types of the great judgment yet to come. The only way they can be saved is to hear the gospel and to repent and be saved. Once only he again betrayed the same spirit of vacillation through fear of man's reproach which had caused his denial of his Lord. Second, Peter seems to be urging those who speak God’s Word to speak in a way that communicates God’s authority and not the authority of the speaker. If spiritual gifts are to be employed in serving one another, they are ultimately to be employed to the glory of God. Q. The realization of future bliss as near causes him to regard believers as but "strangers" and "sojourners" here. Other references to hospitality are common. They refused to look upon him in his condition, even as they were covering him. Amen. We find it used elsewhere in both the Old Testament and the New: 12 Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all transgressions (Proverbs 10:12). How easy to serve another in the flesh. Soberness is the opposite of drunkenness. Compare the notes at 2 Timothy 4:8. If those who speak should speak God’s Word as though it were God’s Word, those who serve should do so in God’s strength. The death of the apostle of the uncircumcision, and the consequent need of someone to follow up his teachings, probably gave occasion to the testimony given by Peter to the same churches, collectively addressed, in behalf of the same truth. Passage Display : 1 Peter 4:8: How easy to want to help ease the suffering of someone experiencing the consequences of their own sin. I set the bar stool aside and stood, proclaiming God’s Word. The difficulty with this statement is that nearly 2,000 years have passed since it was penned by Peter. EUSEBIUS [Chronicles, Anno 3], also asserts his episcopate at Antioch; his assertion that Peter founded that Church contradicts Acts 11:19-22 His journey to Rome to oppose Simon Magus arose from JUSTIN'S story of the statue found at Rome (really the statue of the Sabine god, Semo Sanctus, or Hercules, mistaken as if Simon Magus were worshipped by that name, "Simoni Deo Sancto"; found in the Tiber in 1574, or on an island in the Tiber in 1662), combined with the account in Acts 8:9-24 impossible, as it would make Peter, at the interview with Paul at Antioch, to have been then for some years bishop of Rome! (New Jerusalem Bible), If speaking, let it be as God’s suggestions. “And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15). 36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. The Bible should not be on a bar stool. 12 There is [only] one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who judge your neighbor? Salem Media Group. ⦠AMBROSE [Epistles, 33 (Edition Paris, 1586), p. 1022] relates that St. Peter, not long before his death, being overcome by the solicitations of his fellow Christians to save himself, was fleeing from Rome when he was met by our Lord, and on asking, "Lord, whither goest Thou?" It also deals with a sober state of mind capable of perceiving and reasoning accurately and in accordance with reality. We must not be oblivious to the times in which we live; neither should we be frightened and act in panic. The preacher should preach the Word, and when he does, he should do so in a way that communicates the authority of God’s Word. 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. But on the second visit we did not even get into the hospital room. 1 Peter 4:8-9. We do not risk our property or possessions; we do not put our lives at risk as some do even today because they identify themselves with those who faithfully practice and proclaim the gospel. Among other things, love does not gossip about the sins of others. This gives us a very important clue to the meaning of the expression, “love covers a multitude of sins.” Love does not seek to “cover up” sin but to cover it. And the woman who is unmarried, and the virgin, is concerned about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. When Moses spoke his final words, he warned the Israelites not to become preoccupied with the mysteries which were not revealed, but to become students of what God had revealed to them in His Law: “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law” (Deuteronomy 29:29). Choose a chapter and verse from '1 Peter' to begin your 'Verse-by-Verse' study of God's Word using the more than 100 commentaries available on StudyLight.org StudyLıght .org . Our love must be energetic. In Mysia was Pergamos. Because Peter saw both suffering and glory in the life of Jesus, he can speak with the authority of an eyewitness. This may refer to the prayers of individual saints which are of various kinds and over a period of time. . Therefore he does not, in this Epistle, set forth a complete statement of this Gospel doctrine of grace, but falls back on it as already known. But the Old Testament prophets were right in seeing the events of the first coming of Christ and those of His second coming as one main event rather than two. This explains in what sense Christ used as to him the words, "Upon this rock I will build my Church" ( Matthew 16:18 connection with whom only he was given the designation: a title shared in common on the same grounds by the rest of the apostles, as the first founders of the Church on Christ, "the chief corner-stone" ( Ephesians 2:20 A name is often given in Hebrew, not that the person is actually the thing itself, but has some special relation to it; as Elijah means Mighty Jehovah, so Simon is called Peter "the rock," not that he is so, save by connection with Jesus, the only true Rock ( Isaiah 28:16 1 Corinthians 3:11 therefore called so ( Matthew 16:23 confession of Christ, the Rock, he became identified with Him, and is accordingly so called ( Matthew 16:18 instance on record of Peter's having ever claimed or exercised supremacy; on the contrary, he is represented as sent by the apostles at Jerusalem to confirm the Samaritans baptized by Philip the deacon; again at the council of Jerusalem, not he, but James the president, or leading bishop in the Church of that city, pronounced the authoritative decision: Acts 15:19 doubtless (though certainly not supremacy), was given him on the ground of his age, and prominent earnestness, and boldness in taking the lead on many important occasions. 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