Bible Dictionary: Rocks: Christ As Foundation of his Church

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Matthew 16:18
And I say also to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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1 Peter 2:6
Why also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be confounded.
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Christ's Finished and Unfinished Work
... shook the earth,' as the rending rocks testified; in ... some great building is but the
foundation for the ... aspect is the commencement of Christ's further activity. ...
/.../christs finished and unfinished work.htm

The Divine Christ Confessed, the Suffering Christ Denied
... the seclusion of the woods, fountains, and rocks of Caesarea ... faith, and only on such,
can Christ build His ... here regards Jesus, not as the foundation, as the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the divine christ confessed the.htm

Psalm CIV.
... Paul did: from the midst of the rocks we give ... useful: for the hills without the rock's
foundation would fall ... said, This is the Church, here is Christ; so that ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm civ.htm

The Best of Masters
... Than solid rocks when billows roar.". ... My dear friends, you that love Christ, and
have been chosen by him from before the foundation of the world, who have ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/the best of masters.htm

The Death of Christ for his People
... the feet of God's people on the rocks of eternal ... us sit together in heavenly places
in Christ Jesus, far ... O Christian, that is a firm foundation, cemented with ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 46 1900/the death of christ for.htm

Luther --A Stone on the Cairn
... His Cross is the eternal foundation of the world's hope ... Luther the creed that looks
in simple faith to Christ, a Church ... era is represented now in the rocks by a ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/luthera stone on the cairn.htm

When God for Judgment Sets his Throne,
... And man to wrath awakes; When rending rocks from heights are cast,. And earth's
foundation shakes; ... V. O Christ, Thou Judge, on that dread day,. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/when god for judgment sets.htm

Christ --The Power and Wisdom of God
... the walls begin to totter, and the foundation of the prison ... Christ is the great pilot
who puts his hand on ... through the shoals of temptation and the rocks of sin ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/christthe power and wisdom of.htm

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners Or, a Brief Relation of ...
... out to me: The mountain signified the church of the ... shone thereon, the comfortable
shining of His merciful face ... the wall, I thought, was Jesus Christ, Who is ...
/.../bunyan/grace abounding to the chief of sinners/grace abounding to the chief.htm

Meditations of the Blessed State of the Regenerate Man after Death ...
... hid so long in the clefts of the rocks, and in ... kept it for you ever since the first
foundation of the ... 2. Christ shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the ...
/.../bayly/the practice of piety/3 meditations of the blessed.htm

Subtopics

Rocks

Rocks used as Altars

Rocks used as Places for Idolatrous Worship

Rocks used as Places for Shelter by the Poor in Their Distress

Rocks used as Places of Observation

Rocks used as Places of Safety in Danger

Rocks were a Defence to a Country

Rocks: A Place of Safety

Rocks: Adullam

Rocks: Barren

Rocks: Bees often Made Their Honey Amongst