552. Simon Peter holds the first place in the college of the Twelve;283 Jesus entrusted a unique mission to him. Through a revelation from the Father, Peter had confessed: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Our Lord then declared to him: “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”284 Christ, the “living Stone”,285 thus assures his Church, built on Peter, of victory over the powers of death. Because of the faith he confessed Peter will remain the unshakeable rock of the Church. His mission will be to keep this faith from every lapse and to strengthen his brothers in it.286
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152. What does it mean to say that the Church is the universal sacrament of salvation?
256. In what does the essential rite of Baptism consist?
173. In what sense is the Church missionary?
500. How should children be considered?
144. What happened at Pentecost?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the example of faith that the poor widow gives us in Luke 21:1-4?
What is the seventy week prophecy in Daniel 9?
What can we learn about divine justice from the Lord’s vengeance mentioned in Abdias 1:15?
David’s old age and death: the end of a life of ups and downs (2 Samuel 23, 24)
Understanding God’s Wrath – Habakkuk 1:2-4
How important is the Word of God in the Christian life according to 2 Timothy 3:16-17?
What is the importance of faith in the Christian life, according to the Bible?
