Matthew Study 16:18

"... and upon this Rock I will build my church..."

The Confession of Faith - Christ is died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again - Christ is the Son of the Living God - is the Bedrock of the Ages. Though invisible, it is the most stable precept in the Universe.

In a day when we sometimes overdo evangelism - bending to the world's interest in compromising methods - this Confession anchors us to the Rock. The Confession is the goal of our evangelistic efforts. The Confession is the goal of Sunday School, ALPHA, a set of worship music. The Confession is the goal of good Liturgy, street witnessing, and miracles. We want everyone to say, as revealed by the Spirit, "You are the Son of the Living God!"

Anything less falls short of Glory.

You are the Rock. Jesus wasn't telling Peter that the church would be built on him, per se'. There were 12 other Apostles - then 72 more; then 120 more, then all of us, too - as we are all apart of the Great Commission, representing the Kingdom of God with co-equal Authority and Commission. Jesus was speaking about Peter's Confession here  - the revelation of Jesus Christ as the Son of God. That is the Bedrock of Eternity. Upon THIS rock the Kingdom is established.

When the Church is built upon the Confession, it becomes living, breathing, and has a Life within it that is exciting, filled with grace and a general Living Buzz. When a single person becomes the church's confession you can be sure that it's a congregational setup for disappointment down the line.  People are... well, people are human. Sure, we display the Image of God, but we not God. No wonder the Psalmist writes, A horse is a vain thing to trust in! It is when our Confession of Faith is lifted up above the people, above humanity - I lift my eyes up to the mountains - when God's Temple is established in our midst.

Jesus rejoices in Peter's Confession, for it is revealed from on high and it reflects its Celestial  Origin. It is this Confession that supersedes humanity. It's very DNA is alien, non-human -- all the same, it is within grasp of any human that calls out to him in Faith.