Hello parishioners of steemchurch, peace be with you all
In the book of Matthew chapter 16:16-19.
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist:, some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
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: and whatsoever, thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever, thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
The writer was teaching us the foundation of the church. This account teaches us that the church was build upon the revelation given by Peter. If the church is not build upon the revelation of the Son of Man, then the church have no foundation.
The revelation given by the Apostle Peter was the understanding or the knowledge
of his Christ. This means that the church is build on the knowledge of the Son of God. And is on the account of what God has done on the account of Jesus Christ.
The book of Hebrews chapter 1:1-5.
God who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged, our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
The writer of the book of Hebrews was teaching was teaching us that God in the day of the old spoke to us by his prophet but in these last days has spoken to us by his Son whom he has appointed heir of all things.
And we know that the Son of God is come and has given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life 1John 5:20. Indeed the church is build on the knowledge of the Son of God. Let all know him through his knowledge.