I love the way the Message puts this scripture! Matthew 16:18
(The Message)
"Jesus came back, "God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn't get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am. And now I'm going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out." We are not poor, pathetic weaklings merely trying to defend ourselves! We have offensive power! We can create damage in hell! I love that.
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